Malibu is burning again and they just reported a new fire has started somewhere near San Diego. We must have had some really strong winds here last night ’cause my pool is filled with leaves and debris and that didn’t happen in October.

I can’t believe this is happening again. A number of homes have been burned in Malibu already and they are evacuating lots of people ’cause the fire is burning towards lots of homes. I’ll be keeping my eyes and ears open all weekend. Nothing has burned around us for years and the hills above us are ripe for burning.

Just went out front to bring in the newspapers, and noticed my driveway is filled with leaves from my neighbor’s tree. God I hate that tree! The leaves are huge and, when they fall, they are completely dried out and get stuck within or on all my succulent plants along the driveway. A minor problem in the grand scheme of things, what with the fires and all, but nonetheless annoying. It just doesn’t seem fair that a tree in his yard drops the majority of it’s leaves in my driveway, yard and pool.