So I’m here, I’m good, I haven’t dropped off the face of the earth. It’s been a bad few weeks, this last one being the worst. I live in Sonoma County, where the wildfires are currently raging. I live in Petaluma, however, and the fires have not reached us. Some of my friends have lost their homes in the next cities, and my uncle is still fighting the blaze. My heart goes out to everyone who is being affected by this fire, but I know we can get through it. It’s going to be long and difficult, but we can.

On a slightly happier note: I was challenged to a photo project. One black and white picture of your daily life, every day for a week, no people or explanation of the picture. I had some fun with it and I’m thinking of trying to keep it going. So hopefully I’ll be posting one picture a day! Check out my Instagram over on Letters to the Editor or the side of this page on desktop to see the full week. For now, here’s Day 8: