Missing pieces

Cruising around Malibu this morning, the little red pickup offering a bit of camouflage amid all the red rescue vehicles.

Ralphs open and oddly empty. Firefighters resting and listening to scanners, buying something to drink. Clerks worried and heaping blessings upon us.

Here's the clock tower next to Diedrich's. Below that, especially ominous to a mobile home dweller like me, the melted remains of a construction trailer.


clock tower at Diedrich's
clock tower

this used to be a trailer
trailer

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