A photo that I took this afternoon from our home. We are once again in the midst of smoke and ash from massive forest fires. The sun in this picture is being filtered through that smoke and ash. The Witch Creek fire is approximately 20 miles east of us. Updates to follow.

Monday update: We are taking precautions. Each of us will be taking quite a number of items with us when we leave the house today - on the off chance that we will not be able to return for a little while.

It is unlikely that our area will be evacuated but once the winds really start blowing it's hard to say where the fire will go. Most, if not all, of the schools in this area are closed.

Last time this happened we were in Las Vegas and many of the roads heading into San Diego were closed. Those road closures had forced us to be diverted to a town east of here and we arrived home over 24 hours after the fires had begun. By that time, a layer of ash had covered everything in our living space - through a couple of open windows. That will not be an issue this time.

Monday update 7:30 AM: The fire is worse and closer. I am canceling my clients and we are packing up some things and heading to Del Mar.

Monday update 8:30 AM: Our area has been evacuated. Highways are packed. We're heading out with a bunch of stuff.