Fire!

November 15 started out to be a beautiful but windy day. About 10:00 am the sky was looking smoky since there was a fire in Corona. With the Santana winds in full force, the fired spread really fast and it was coming towards our neighborhood. East Yorba Linda got hit first and the results were devastating. Many people lost their homes. I stood on our balcony and watched the water helicopters and airplanes go right over us.
We were evacuated from our new house about 4:00 pm. We packed up most of our photos and important documents. (We just moved the week before so they were still in boxes.) The fire was still spreading rapidly. We went over to the old house. Robin & Daniel were in San Diego. The sky was an eerie color.
Another fire was burning in Brea and the flames could be seen on the hill. We were evacuated from the Walnut house about 9:00 pm. We went to Gil's office and spent the night there. The next morning we were able to get back to the Walnut house but not the new house.
We finally were able to go home about 4:00 pm. I was surprised to see how close the fire had been to our home. The hills all around are black.