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Harris Fire, originally uploaded by Sassberto. This is the Harris Fire, burning in the East County backcountry, as viewed from my house in Rolando.

Smoky Sunset, originally uploaded by Sassberto. Another wild sunset today. Fires are retreating but it’s not over yet.

Smoky Skies, originally uploaded by Sassberto. 5:30 PM, Tuesday October 23, 2007. Smoke is from the Harris Fire, burning just east of Mt San Miguel, Chula Vista CA.

If you’ve turned on a TV or opened a newspaper, you know by now that there are some serious fires burning in Southern California right now. San Diego County is host to the largest wildfire in state history by some accounts, the Witch Fire. As of now most of these fires are burning uncontrolled with [...]

From south to north: IB: funky, sketchy, sometimes polluted Coronado: primo, bad parking, stingrays Sunset Cliffs / Garbage: Nice, just watch for canyon trolls OB: packed, funky, stoney, organic, smelly, dirty MB: packed, hot chicks, midwestern tourists, zonies, tweakers, weirdos PB: packed, drunk, bro-down, gangster white boys Birdrock / Windansea: cool but watch out for [...]

Sassy’s ten-year plan Years 1-9 : toil Year 10 : toil more

My Backyard, originally uploaded by Sassberto. This photo is a couple of months old. It’s amazing how much more stuff has grown since then.