Six months after the firestorms ripped through Sonoma County, signs of change and renewal abound. Art displays dot neighborhoods, reminding those affected to have hope. Native plants and trees defy the burned landscape with tenacious shoots and growth.
Rebuilding has begun for some, while others have chosen to move on, with for sale signs sprouting up like grass. Riebli Elementary and Cardinal Newman High School are open again, though they are scarred by the fire. In the face of the turmoil and tragedy, nature abides.