https://www.poppy-fields-forever.com/blog daily 0.75 2025-04-24 https://www.poppy-fields-forever.com/blog/blog-post-title-two-ds4j7-g7wde monthly 0.5 2025-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/3684454b-236f-4a30-a26c-53f660d8a87d/IMG_7403.jpeg Blog - Yet to Come - Would you believe, china plates? A set of vintage china plates. Only one was truly salvageable but to discover these was miraculous. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/caa9b401-e00a-41ac-9dc4-814ced2b476e/New+sign+at+the+411.JPG Blog - Yet to Come - OK, Whitney - here’s your new sign! I was pleasantly surprised to find the Army Corps of Engineers sign in front of the 411. I made my sister take this photo of me with both signs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/93626a58-17c3-4b02-aa10-b128cf07b9e8/IMG_7389.jpeg Blog - Yet to Come - End of Day 1 The last house guest for the old 411. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/a33fe2d2-f041-456b-bd02-2d4329b85c98/IMG_7376.jpeg Blog - Yet to Come - Hanging out at the “Altadena” Post Office The crew representing multiple agencies who took part in removing the debris from the 411. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/9ef41a6c-9198-49f4-96d9-ccb1d5a73e21/IMG_7432.jpeg Blog - Yet to Come - Make it stand out My best moment is yet to come. My new chapter begins now. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/a2d2e138-5426-42a8-902f-11e6cc258ff1/IMG_7423.jpeg Blog - Yet to Come - Make it stand out Day Two debris removal complete. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/98b8a465-c685-4065-a918-a3b251f5309e/IMG_7418.jpeg Blog - Yet to Come - One Scary Ceramic Ghost I was completely stunned when a worker handed me this ghost! He’s pretty baked but completely intact. Even after he was cleaned up half of him remained dark so I named him Ghost Two-Face and I intend to put him out on display (with a battery powered tea light) for my first Halloween at the new 411. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/86fb7bd1-0873-4fb8-9846-623061d628e2/IMG_7390.jpeg Blog - Yet to Come - Clean that up! The day started with the excavator getting right to work removing debris from the front. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/836449ce-c79b-46ae-aa14-bb470a8c630a/IMG_7404.jpeg Blog - Yet to Come - Vintage ceramic mini candle holders This pair of vintage Christmas rocking horse candle holders belonged to my late mother. I cried when they handed these to me. https://www.poppy-fields-forever.com/blog/everythings-coming-up-roses monthly 0.5 2025-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/40430f5c-6d36-46ff-a1ac-0bdce7754bfa/IMG_7513.jpeg Blog - Everything’s Coming Up Roses - An Impressive Comeback! A couple months later and the roses are happy and healthy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/3935e14d-e7e6-4b0a-9ea8-7d171a6c678e/IMG_7259.jpeg Blog - Everything’s Coming Up Roses - Safety first! OK, so it’s far from my best selfie, but it’s proof that I wore PPE. It was so strange to see all that devastation against a backdrop of the foothills and a practically clear blue sky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/0b491cc3-55e9-49eb-94fe-d7ec99eb489e/IMG_7267.jpeg Blog - Everything’s Coming Up Roses - Ray to the Rescue! My wonderful gardener/handyman Ray brought his truck and transported the roses to their temporary home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/cabd2f20-54c2-4b7a-87e8-b6ce6253be4b/IMG_7268.jpeg Blog - Everything’s Coming Up Roses - Home Sweet Temporary Home The roses are safely relocated to my temporary home in Pasadena. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/1e48f531-1c2a-4c01-b9c8-52621eb8103a/IMG_7262.jpeg Blog - Everything’s Coming Up Roses - The Great Rose Migration Begins You can see the one bush that was hit by an ember and burned the bush and melted the rim of the pot. We had to take extra care in removing it from the soil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/07087b5b-8ca7-4360-ae0e-10ae0f04a299/IMG_7511.jpeg Blog - Everything’s Coming Up Roses - Make it stand out Even the rose that the ember had burned is showing signs of life, and that makes me very happy. https://www.poppy-fields-forever.com/blog/blog-post-title-two-ds4j7 monthly 0.5 2025-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/46023a40-3772-42cd-88fe-fd3fd8367c99/IMG_7210.jpeg Blog - The Waiting is the Hardest Part - Hanging out at the “Altadena” Post Office The Altadena Post Office burned down in the Eaton fire, so all of Altadena’s mail was diverted to Pasadena for pickup. In those first few weeks, the north end of the parking lot of the Pasadena Post Office became a quasi-social gathering spot for Altadenans while waiting for your address to be called out to receive your mail. I made several new friends, connected with work colleagues and caught up with old friends while waiting for mail before I put in a forwarding address. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/720c0b6b-f70f-43b6-9403-e47a002ce9d2/IMG_7212.jpeg Blog - The Waiting is the Hardest Part - Standing in line for aid with the Cal-Fire Foundation The lines were long but most people were OK with waiting. I made a new friend, a recently retired lawyer who gave me great advice and shared her harrowing experience escaping the fire and helping an elderly neighbor evacuate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/16f06872-90c3-4c8c-8e99-cb3192852dfc/IMG_7284.jpeg Blog - The Waiting is the Hardest Part - Public Works Waiting Area, Altadena Disaster Recovery Center I had to wait a little over an hour to turn in my Right of Entry form at the Altadena Disaster Recovery Center. I kept looking around because I had worked in that building a few decades ago when it was leased by JPL. Everyone at the center was very helpful and patient working with people in varying levels of shock. I remember a woman sat next to me incredibly stressed because she was trying to fill out her Right of Entry form and couldn’t remember her Assessor Identification Number from her Property Tax ID. I helped her by using my phone and looking it up on the site. She calmed down and told me of her escape from the fire, how she had lost everything but was determined to rebuild because she had lived in Altadena all her life and was determined to get back. I saw several people around us nodding their heads in agreement. Altadena is a special place and we’re not ready to give it up. https://www.poppy-fields-forever.com/blog/blog-post-title-two-ds4j7-rsssk monthly 0.5 2025-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/67670fe5-5108-4e17-8d46-bb44f65abb92/IMG_7208.jpeg Blog - Hey Altadena - You’ve Got a Friend - Pop-up fire relief goes to the streets This photo, taken on January 15 of a pop-up fire relief effort on Orange Grove Blvd. in Pasadena. People were handing out water, fruit, and other necessities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/103d1ee3-c5e6-4146-91b0-437915c8a393/IMG_7353.jpeg Blog - Hey Altadena - You’ve Got a Friend - A Grateful Greeting This simple sign was near the entrance to the Grocery Bargain Outlet store when it re-opened. Miraculously it was not destroyed in the fire and it provided a sense of normalcy going back in there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/9592c9d2-86b1-4e34-b327-6d8f2ee2158f/IMG_7473.jpeg Blog - Hey Altadena - You’ve Got a Friend - Make it stand out I remember bursting into tears when I first saw this pop-up art installation at the corner of Woodbury Rd and Glenrose in Altadena. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/db4f0e19-a041-47e8-a9d8-a3f5ef1d6998/IMG_7373.jpeg Blog - Hey Altadena - You’ve Got a Friend - Make it stand out The same group created a second installation at the corner of Lake and Calaveras by the Aldi Market. Lake Avenue is home to many Altadena businesses and many were destroyed by the fire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/a7733a3e-2e62-4d29-8dec-606ab97aaa45/IMG_7213.jpeg Blog - Hey Altadena - You’ve Got a Friend - Offering a free meal at the Post Office This wonderful group decided to come up to Pasadena and provide a meal to people who were waiting to pick up mail at the de facto Altadena Post Office (aka the north parking lot of the Lincoln Avenue Post Office in Pasadena.) https://www.poppy-fields-forever.com/blog/Blog Post Title One-xych6-syf8j monthly 0.5 2025-04-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/b6117271-964b-4855-bf2e-579c1c8ef749/IMG_7184.jpeg Blog - The Beginning: Earth, Wind, and Fire - Make it stand out This is what I saw when I stepped out of my car. January 8, 4:39 p.m https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/5c37c0de-fb4d-4944-af89-70e82e322a19/IMG_1896.jpeg Blog - The Beginning: Earth, Wind, and Fire - A Swiftly Moving Fire The photo my brother-in-law sent, looking north at the Eaton Fire from a street in Pasadena. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/9b6b8ce3-2063-4580-9bc3-fcd65a5bba38/IMG_7172.jpeg Blog - The Beginning: Earth, Wind, and Fire - The Fire to the East The last photo I took from my driveway looking East just before 8:00 p.m. January 7. https://www.poppy-fields-forever.com/gallery daily 0.75 2025-04-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/1744583956856-4VBYC597RG7SBAIECZ6N/IMG_1896.jpg Gallery View of the Eaton fire in the first 30 minutes from its start from a Pasadena street. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/6a7d2d61-7a17-49a4-bf44-5ed2ef442c85/IMG_7172.jpeg Gallery Looking to the east from the 411, January 7. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/6892114e-2509-4a54-857a-caeaad2d436d/IMG_7177.jpeg Gallery My packed car, January 8. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/a29cfc21-1c8d-436b-be3e-75dbf5dae260/IMG_7184.jpeg Gallery First sight of my house, Jan. 8, 4:39 p.m. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/96eaa26f-86b1-40fb-b675-1ea515e332a5/IMG_7208.jpeg Gallery Pop-up Fire Relief distribution on Orange Grove Blvd., Pasadena https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/d879811d-b81d-40cc-9633-e3069618ca56/IMG_7210.jpeg Gallery Altadenans waiting for mail at the Pasadena Post Office https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/fb19738d-d845-4f2a-a4df-cefd528101a7/IMG_7213.jpeg Gallery Free tacos for those waiting for mail at the Post Office https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/c0367b8c-b8f2-4977-baa0-47f47582b57f/IMG_7211.jpeg Gallery Waiting in line outside the Victory Park Center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/ad90a087-df39-4360-b9c3-2fc3077c2734/IMG_7212.jpeg Gallery Waiting in line at Victory Park Center Gym https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/9ed4b8c1-d08e-44da-9c38-9492067ef0cf/IMG_7473.jpeg Gallery Temporary art installation on Woodbury Road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/908152e3-b0f5-495d-afe0-c4c7bff07533/IMG_7373.jpeg Gallery Temporary art Installation on Lake Avenue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/cfa2c914-887f-4a28-b743-071c5715fcf1/IMG_7284.jpeg Gallery Altadena Disaster Recovery Center, Public Works area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/7b408385-a139-41bb-9c32-d7156375e142/IMG_7353.jpeg Gallery Grocery Bargain Outlet welcome sign https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/1dc62e7d-8ef6-41b7-b3d9-d6fb4fb82a2b/IMG_7259.jpeg Gallery Selfie of the author standing in front of her burned out home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/6636e44a-f31f-4907-b97d-448627e75fb8/IMG_7261.jpeg Gallery Rose bushes in large landscape pots https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/53ad6b40-91d3-4116-beb0-ff0e977b92dc/IMG_7267.jpeg Gallery Ray standing in front of the rescued rose bushes ready to transport in his truck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/1d2c4665-4c6c-4bdb-8de8-f5eae075d56b/IMG_7477.jpeg Gallery The roses, relocated and recovered, April 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/ee834109-8d82-4bef-8684-42f659c770a3/New+sign+at+the+411.JPG Gallery The 411 gets its Army Corps of Engineers sign signifies entering the queue for debris removal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/d49193dc-5e2a-4fda-beba-a6cb597b55fd/IMG_7375.jpeg Gallery The crew who oversaw the 411 debris removal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/630d69b3-a12c-4a57-a6c0-808838c449a3/IMG_7406.jpeg Gallery The excavator preparing to dump debris into a lined debris removal truck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/6a01b53b-6df7-4d9a-9473-0bc5bff81642/IMG_7403.jpeg Gallery Vintage china found in the garage rubble! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/34749bff-98f8-4906-bb65-51046e92305f/IMG_7404.jpeg Gallery Small vintage candle holders found in the garage rubble. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/1afc3cb1-75cc-4777-ad73-65abe6d04103/IMG_7418.jpeg Gallery A ceramic ghost found in the rubble burned but intact. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/31fee6f8-6e68-48b1-a231-29a9817585f3/IMG_7432.jpeg Gallery A view of the debris cleared 411 looking south. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/02aab4ab-a6e4-4d0c-a130-3f0887ce9252/IMG_7447.jpeg Gallery Hydro mulch at the 411 to prevent soil erosion, last step for Phase 2 debris removal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/f0aadd67-257f-4f9d-97ed-0ba0bf4ea407/IMG_7449.jpeg Gallery Altadena's well-known werewolf, Norman version 2.0 https://www.poppy-fields-forever.com/home daily 1.0 2025-04-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/a7ee2c55-81b2-4d8a-affc-bc0409853f64/Poppies.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/ac5693bb-ed19-448b-884f-51b11b9fde4f/IMG_7184.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/f60a7066-2095-4a64-8ad3-73575cd2cb39/Whit+2024.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ca20fd336d803df6d1b5a0/5f964f43-e0ea-48a1-a693-f58d63042252/The+411+September+2023.png