Amid wildfire grief, an LA-area resident sowed sunflowers and hope where her home once stood
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A photo of sunflowers Missi Dowd-Figueroa once grew on her property is projected onto her palms as she poses for a portrait at her rebuilding site in Altadena, Calif., Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, after the Eaton Fire destroyed her home. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)This undated photo, provided by Missi Dowd-Figueroa, shows sunflowers growing on her fire-ravaged property in the aftermath of the Eaton Fire in Altadena, Calif. (Missi Dowd-Figueroa via AP)Missi Dowd-Figueroa, whose home was destroyed in the Eaton Fire, poses for a portrait at her rebuilding site in Altadena, Calif., Friday, Dec. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Lupe Figueroa, 5, looks out the window of what will be her room at her family's rebuilding site in Altadena, Calif., Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, months after the Eaton Fire. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)This undated photo, provided by Missi Dowd-Figueroa, shows sunflowers growing on her fire-ravaged property in the aftermath of the Eaton Fire in Altadena, Calif. (Missi Dowd-Figueroa via AP)
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A photo of sunflowers Missi Dowd-Figueroa once grew on her property is projected onto her palms as she poses for a portrait at her rebuilding site in Altadena, Calif., Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, after the Eaton Fire destroyed her home. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)