Valley Fire Dash Cam View

This is a new video to me having just found it last night. It is quite compelling and reveals the experience of Lake County Sheriff's deputies contending with last month's Valley Fire in Lake County, CA, between Hidden Valley Lake and Middletown. The firestorm killed four people and burned over 1,200 homes and over 700 other structures besides scorching 76,000 acres.

Picture of the Day - When Overkill Is Good

This is how the 21-acre Gibraltar Fire near Gibraltar Peak looming over Santa Barbara, CA, and environs atop the Santa Ynez Mountains looked today after being heavily pummeled by fire retardant from various air tankers including Tanker 912. The reason for such a heavy-handed response was due to the Santa Ana Winds that started today and will last into tomorrow. Photo courtesy of Los Padres NF/USFS (all rights reserved).

Graphic of the Day - El Niño Rainfall Probabilities

The Right Elements

Tonight I discovered this gem of progressive house and am happy to have something new with which to get my groove on. "Elements" by German progressive house artist Dinka was released on February 19, 2010, so I'm only 5-1/2 years late finding this simple but exquisite track.

Graphic of the Day - California Fire Season 2015

Local NBC-TV affiliate KSBY-TV's weatherman Dave Hovdie Tweeted this tonight which I found rather interesting.
Image courtesy of KSBY-TV San Luis Obispo (all rights reserved).

Picture of the Day - Viva Villa San-Juliette

Tonight I worked a wedding at Villa San-Juliette northeast of Paso Robles and east of San Miguel in the Estrella area. I love the appearance of the main structure after dark when it is all it up such as for weddings.
Of anecdotal interest: the 168-acre vineyards, winery, and tasting room facility were built by and are still owned by Nigel Lythgoe and Ken Warwick of American Idol TV show (and other TV shows produced or directed) fame.
Photo by Kim Patrick Noyes (all rights reserved).

Scripture of the Day - Habakkuk

As Hurricane Patricia bore down on the west coast of Mexico I had a bad feeling about how things might go for the local people living in its path. The latter part of this passage kept coming to mind and thus I prayed it as part of a request for safety for those people. So far so good from what I'm hearing but the hardest hit regions are the last to be heard from and flooding rains from this storm will afflict Texas yet to come.

"Oh Lord, I have heard of your legend and have been in awe. Oh Lord, repeat those deeds again in our time, reveal them again in our age; in wrath, remember mercy."

~ Habakkuk 3:2 (Kimicus ad Absurdum translation)