StephGabler

Hello my DA friends.
I have been a bit distracted this week, I have been living a nightmare called the King Fire. This fire is burning in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, just west of Lake Tahoe for 5 days now.

Last night, my family and I got the call that we were under voluntary evacuation orders. We loaded up our 2 vehicles and went to bed, waiting for the call to get out. At this time, the fire was less than 2 miles from our home. As of 8:00 this morning, that order had been lifted, due to the hard work of our fantastic Fire Fighters.

This fire is HUGE!  Today's numbers are not out yet, but as of this morning, we were just under 20,000 acres, over 18 square miles.

We have been listening all day long to Fire Fighting helicopters and planes, including the HUGE  DC-10 fire retardant dropping aircraft

This is the view from our house


I went out on Monday night and to photograph some fire images at night. I am so very grateful to these two, not only did they distract me from the stress of the fire, but their family has also offered up their home to my family if we were forced to leave.

Lastly, I shot this image while out with my family checking on the fires progress last night.

Please keep all the Law Enforcement and Fire Fighter crews that have come literally from all over the country to help fight this horrid fire in your thoughts and prayers, they are true heroes!

Steph

Happy Birthday to us!

(You could get the gift)

 

July will mark Rusty Dusty Old Stuff’s first birthday, so what better way to celebrate than having a competition?

 

Here are the details;

The theme is Doors/ Doorways

 

 

 We will open the submissions folder on July 1, 2014 and it will remain open until midnight, July 31, 2014 (PST)

 

Rules

1)            Your submission must fit the group theme of Rusty Dusty Old Stuff

 

2)            No Graffiti or Nudity allowed

 

3)            The submission must be new to RDOS but can be already a part of your DA gallery

 

4)            Only 2 submissions per member, you must be a member to enter the competition.

 

5)            All submissions must be your own work!

 

Prizes

Here we go! This is for points!

1st place 300 points

2nd place 200 points

3rd place 100 points.

 

We will also be doing a random drawing, awarding 50 points to one member who writes in the photo details that this submission is for the Doors and Doorways competition in Rusty Dusty Old Stuff.

 

So, get your tetanus shot updated, your sunblock on, watch for Rattlesnakes and go hunt for your entry into the competition.

 

 

Your help please?

Hi Everyone!

I hope you all are doing well. I have a favor to ask, and I am not one to do this kind of thing. TheFavouriteShowcase thefavouriteshowcase.deviantar…   is having a May Flowers competition. My Pink Rose is currently tied for first in polls and we are allowed to ask our friends and watchers to vote for us.

So...if you are in the mind to, please head over to thefavouriteshowcase.deviantar…   and vote for my Pink Rose.

If I should win any points, I will be turning them around and using them as prizes in the photo competition that I am hosting on rustydustyoldstuff.deviantart.… in just 2 months.

Thank you again

~ Steph

Hi Everyone!

I am not big on journal writing, but I have a couple bits of news to share.

First, my group #Rustydustyoldstuff will turn 1 in July & to celebrate we are hosting a photo competition (open to members) So pop on over & check out the details, join our group & maybe win some points

Secondly, I want to share with you a new group that I am a contributor on. #Sprinklesofsmiles is a fantastic new group that focuses on images (not just photography) that will bring a smile to your face. I love this idea, I think we all need a place to go to make us feel good inside, so please take a chance to check this new group out.

I am feeling very blessed, getting to know some great people through my time on DA.  Have a great rest of your week!

~Steph