John William Waterhouse The Lady of Shalott painting

John William Waterhouse The Lady of Shalott painting
Leonardo da Vinci The Last Supper painting
Helicopters scooped huge buckets of water from a lake in Palo Verdes Ranch, a residential development of about 200 middle-class and luxury homes. Lynn and Nina Judd, along with their two children, had to drive through a wall of flame to escape their home, which then burned to the ground. But they didn't just lose a home and everything inside it — they also lost a horse they didn't have time to rescue. Lynn Judd said the blaze was unlike a disaster such as a flood, which at least allows those in its path some time to plan. "You forget the power of this stuff," said Judd. "...I mean this was just wake up and run like hell." Nina Judd is just grateful to be alive. "We spent most of the day moving horses and helping people and not worrying about ourselves," she said. "We're alive, so we're lucky."

John William Waterhouse The Lady of Shalott painting

John William Waterhouse The Lady of Shalott painting
Claude Monet Water Lily Pond painting
So you've got back?" said Marilla, folding up her knitting.
"Yes, and oh, it's so good to be back," said Anne joyously. "I could kiss everything, even to the clock. Marilla, a broiled chicken! You don't mean to say you cooked that for me!"
"Yes, I did," said Marilla. "I thought you'd be hungry after such a drive and need something real appetizing. Hurry and take off your things, and we'll have supper as soon as Matthew comes in. I'm glad you've got back, I must say. It's been fearful lonesome here without you, and I never put in four longer days."
After supper Anne sat before the fire between Matthew and Marilla, and gave them a full account of her visit.
"I've had a splendid time," she concluded happily, "and I feel that it marks an epoch in my life. But the best of it all was the coming home."