Postcards from the forest - a gentle rain

The clouds lingered, a mixture of colors as the day drew to a close, affording the snow above six thousand feet some insulation from the sun's warmth.

Below the snow level, there was a gentle rain.

There's a belt of elevation that seems a bit deprived of moisture when the storms roll in. In the city, the rain pours, and on the lower flanks of the mountain range it is the same. But then, as you climb, the rain (or snow) often lightens, or skips that middle section all together, convening again near the summit to fall as snow.

A slight chance of more moisture is predicted for the coming days, and spring is most definitely under way.

I'll be sharing images from the forest over the coming weeks as we navigate these new times. They are part of a body of work called the Forest Recovery Project, Redbird's documentary of the Angeles National Forest after the Station Fire, going on eleven years now. Redbird is a local Native American and environmental non profit and, like most arts and culture entities, ours has seen an immediate and all-consuming impact from COVID-19. But there's hope. We'd like to ask everyone who shops Amazon to use Amazon Smile, and when you do, Amazon will make a donation to Redbird. It's free. It's very simple. And it will provide critical support during these times when we are unable to offer cultural and educational presentations and events Learn more about Redbird at www.RedbirdsVision.org, and sign up for Amazon Smile at https://smile.amazon.com/ch/77-0374732.