tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191202267854919416.post8796368939292976838..comments2023-08-20T08:59:05.893-06:00Comments on Writer, Cogitator, Recovering Ranch Girl: The West Is BurningTamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06986544384594087203noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191202267854919416.post-51064300939955636662012-07-03T14:49:12.536-06:002012-07-03T14:49:12.536-06:00Very good point, M! We need fire to clear out the...Very good point, M! We need fire to clear out the dead wood, all the underbrush. But you're right - this year it's off the hook. The perfect storm.<br /><br />I imagine being a scientist sometimes helps in these situations, though maybe not if the calamity happens to you. Gives you an objective distance, in general.<br /><br />Thank you so much for stopping by!<br /><br />~ TamaraTamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06986544384594087203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191202267854919416.post-64652724769342271872012-07-03T11:43:04.952-06:002012-07-03T11:43:04.952-06:00This is such an important perspective. I admit tha...This is such an important perspective. I admit that in years past I both sympathized with people in the path of the fire and, as a former biologist, felt...well, that fire was one of the tradeoffs they made by choosing to live in exurban development where fire is part of the ecosystem. This year, though - I'm starting to get it. I find it really upsetting to watch footage of the fire and even more upsetting to see the aftermath.Melospizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02967972017593146047noreply@blogger.com