Carolyn picked me up at 6:45 this morning. I was happy to see misty clouds or fog hanging over the hills ahead of us, but from behind the appearance told us it was a hazy smoke. From the pool, the skies gave the impression that it might rain, but to the north of us, there was also a musty haze covering the hills, trying to hide them as it had all of the blue that had been there last weekend. What happened? Two weeks ago after the smoke started to descend upon us, the haze made gave the sun the appearance of being blood red - like in this photo by Richard Bartz. It was taken for an article for a station in Portland, I think. The name of the article is Poor air quality could affect your dog or cat: Tips to avoiding respiratory stress in pets which you can find here . ...
