Short Thought
For anyone living around our area, and several other areas, where fires are working their magic, so to speak, the feeling and the look has caused me to think back. Before I bring up that thought, however, I would like to describe my feelings throughout the day. I was up before the sun, as I usually am, but as the morning moved along I was astounded by the color of the sky. Looking out there was a heavy caste of dark gray, but also there was an orange tinge to it. To begin with I had trouble deciding if the blackness was dark and heavy rain clouds (wouldn't that be great) or smoke from fires. With time I learned that it was smoke and it has lasted all day; sometimes darker than others, for sure. And the ash has done its best to imitate much needed rain. So it has been a relatively dark day today! Dark enough to have to use lights when I never do!Very hot today! Hot enough that even I, the cold-blooded old lady, felt the extreme heat outside! And very strange today! S...