Hi ~We safely evacuated and returned. Our home and gallery and the birds are fine. In the meantime we have found out several friends have lost their homes, and many others have lost cars, property, etc. (Waiting to hear on many more as the Valley Oaks Trailer Park lost over 100 homes).

Please forward to anyone you think may want to help:

We are organizing, delivering Lowes/Target/Walmart/Home Depot/Staples/Office Depot gift cards with a meal and handmade Christmas ornament or handmade gift to families who suffered the loss of their home. Anyone that wants to participate by either making an ornament, card or sending a gift card of any kind please send to :

Ratnavira Family
1492 Via Monserate
Fallbrook CA 92028

Thanks!

Lisa and Gamini Ratnavira

I-15:

Rice Canyon Fires:

Valley Oaks Trailer Park 1:

Valley Oaks Trailer Park 2:

Rice Canyon Fires 2007

One spark, an earthly rage
One fire, a village erased...

Unseen angels hover
fighting flames, saving homes.

Unknown companions
meet in evacuation centers
encircled by prayers.

Woven with ashes and dust
humanity reaches out
saving animals, helping to gather fallen leaves,

like seeds of hope
awaiting restoration
blooming with tears
....raining kindess. ~Lisa A. Ratnavira 10-28-07

"Now all the bad omens have burned away,
now only good things can come." Sri Lankan saying