*Earthmagic

OK...what is the proper etiquette on Emoticons? Not the ones in the Emoticon Box, but the ones people post as Deviations on their site. Can anyone just use them for their comments, Journals her on DA? I have the feeling that most of the time they are made for people to use. But don't want to offend.

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Just so you know I admit to knowing very little about horses. Except that I think they are beautiful creatures!

We had a wonderful experiance with a herd of range horses (at lest 25...maybe 30). We saw that they were close enough to the fence that I might be able to get some photos, so we stopped. First they seemed curious about the stranger. Then more than half of them took off and ran up the little hill behind them..over and around in to the open field. I clicked photos as fast as I could trying to capture the feel of their spead and grace. I know the photos while they are running are very blurry, but I don't know how to set my camera to take care of that...or even if my camera has that ability. I enjoy the photos anyway!

Then when they settled down some of them came closer and allowed me to pet them. I loved every minute of it! Hope you enjoy them!

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Just to say sorry!!! I have accidently (thanks to the new system getting me confussed first thing in the morning!!) deleted most of my comments and journals! Sorry! I needed more coffee I think!

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OK I have to change the feel of my site and get it back to what it usually is. These photos were taken during the same trip as the California Fire photos. But certainly have a very different feel to them and show the reason we went for the drive in the first place.

Make no mistake, the fires are still burning all over California and the firefighters, volunteers, and National Guard are still fighting in what now is tempuratures of over 100 degrees. Please light a candle for them.

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THANK YOU FIRE FIGHTERS!


A total of 367 wildfires were burning Thursday across the state, most ignited by lightning, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. That figure was down from a peak of roughly 1,500 fires just a few days ago.

In all, the wildfires have scorched more than 790 square miles and destroyed at least 65 structures since June 20, the department said.
The fires themselves hadn’t made much ground since Wednesday, but some made progress towards containment.

The Iron Complex was at 20,704 acres, with 25 percent containment, the Lime Complex was 37,448 acres with 41 percent containment and the Hells Half complex was at 2,876 acres, with 50 percent containment.


Of all the fires currently burning in California, there has been one death reported.
Volunteer Firefighter Recruit Bob Roland, 63, of Anderson Valley died on Thursday while working on the Mendocino Unit Lightning Complex fires in Mendocino County.


The photos I have taken are from the Shasta-Trinity National Forest taken along Highway 299 in the Shasta Trinity National Forest. Throughout this trip there was heavy smoke haning in the air. Sometimes making it hard to breath. Alot of the photos were taken threw the windows because of this. A few times we were insane enough to get out to get a good photo.

I am also submitting a group of photos taken at Paradise, California. The fires there are contained and they were able to safe the city and most of the homes. But the foothills show alot of devistation.

THESE PHOTOS WILL NOT STAY ON MY SITE. JUST SHOWING A SMALL PORTION OF THE DEVASTATION OCCURING IN CALIFORNIA AT THE MOMENT.

THANK YOU AGAIN TO THE FIRE FIGHTERS!