California is immensely grateful to the many tribes from across the state and around the country who are part of the combined effort battling the wildfires in Southern California.

Emergency officials are working jointly with tribal partners throughout the ongoing mobilization.

With everything so seemingly terrible these days & no sign of anything remotely hopeful in the near future, I thought you might need this photo of a baby giraffe.

Just me and my old dog, sitting on the porch reading a book. He's listening. You can tell because his ears are tilted back.