The skies are ashy and grey

So today there are two major fires going on in San Diego county. One up north in the Ramona area and one down south close by the Border. With those two fires going on, people had to be evacuated and the last time I saw there was one confirmed death. Thanks to this dry weather we've been having lately, a brush fire was bound to happen.

Now thanks to that fire, it gives the area that I'm living in an eerie feeling. The skies are grey and ashes are everywhere. It leaves the area in a bright red haze. And of course you have that burnt smell everywhere. The santa ana winds are not helping either because that's just helping the stuff spread. To be honest, this really looks like one of those scenes from a zombie film. Where the city looks deserted and dust and debris fly everywhere. And the craziest stuff I saw today was when running errands. I straight saw some kids wearing bandanas and surgical masks around their faces to help them breath. Is this what our future going to look like? Is our air going to be so fucked up that we have to wear masks to help us breath.

Are these documentaries and facts about our earth changing not affecting us at all? What I truly believe right now is that people are aware that our atmosphere is changing, but their just in denial. Like our bodies, we only have one earth. We have to take care of the earth like our bodies or else were screwed. In the future, I imagine their should be a world wide effort to help our planet out. For example I wonder what would happen if nobody drove their cars for 3 days. It would be hard to enforce, but imagine the positive effects it will have.

If you can only imagine right now, my truck is covered in ash, my house smells like smoke and people are losing their homes and memories. This all happened on this day Sunday.

*Update

So overnight the fire has spread over San Diego County. In fact there were fires close by my parents, my grandparents and myself. While leaving for work the sun was blocked by all the smoke and ash making the sky orange. Next time I'll take a picture of it. While at work, worrying about the people I care about. I was thinking, if the time came, what would I pack and take with me. It would be the following:

Clothes
My computer
My pictures

Everything else I could live w/o until I get back on my feet. I'm thankful that the fire hasn't affected any of my family and friends.

Many Businesses and Schools have been cancelled. And I got off early from my job. To everybody out there in San Diego. My prayers are with you.