This weekend the hills near our home caught fire. This particular open space area is one that I hike regularly. Close to home, easily accessible and great trails. So very sad to see this happen. Fortunately the response was quick and no homes were lost. Today I may or may not have ignored posted signs and hiked the familiar trails to see what was left. Here are a few shots of the trails.
The next pictures are comparison shots. One was taken in Feb. 2015 and the other is from today. Of course in Feb. everything is green unlike the golden grasses of July but you still see the difference.
Feb. 2015
July 2018
Here is another comparison.
Once again Feb. 2015 compared to July 2018. It is not the exact photo but very close to the same location.
Although its sad to see the damage a fire can do, I know that by next spring nature will take over and new life will begin on these hills again.
myrestlesssoles 
Oh!!! This makes me so sad but so grateful at the same time. What a blessing that it was contained quickly and that no lives or homes were lost!!! You are absolutely right – God does grant the earth the power of forgiveness just as He does us. Hugs – I love you!!!
On Tue, Jul 3, 2018 at 2:14 AM, myrestlesssoles wrote:
> myrestlesssoles posted: “This weekend the hills near our home caught > fire. This particular open space area is one that I hike regularly. Close > to home, easily accessible and great trails. So very sad to see this > happen. Fortunately the response was quick and no homes were los” >
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