Mietzke's POST Holden Adventure

Dave and I went up to the third level today to look out over the valley and get some time together. There were many puddles that were frozen over and we played around with getting air bubbles under the ice and seeing where the air could find places to escape. We also stomped on some of them sending cracks all the way across. There is something satisfying about breaking ice. It was good to get some time together. Just the two of us.

There is a fire burning in much of Santa Barbara right now, and it is hard to be at Holden and not have current information about where it is and if people I know and love are in danger. My folks just moved back there this last month and I don't really even know where they are living, but they are currently out of the country so I know that they aren't in the path of the fire. I don't however know about my brother and his family or my cousin JJ who are also living in SB. I am waiting to hear from someone. I did see that We know many people in the areas that have been devastated by the fire and I am praying for them and wishing I could do something to support them right now.