The Closest Fire - Too Close to the Road
Yesterday was overcast when I went to the pool. I prefer going there when the skies are grey with moisture and not sun that blinds. We are all hoping that the overcast skies and humidity will help with the fire. The fire started near the 97 mile marker less than 10 miles south of where I live. The news reports that it had been started by an illegal camp fire. It is the closest fire we have ever had and yet the air quality has been better than any other summer . . . for us anyway. The smoke is thick and black and horrible to the south. The smoke has infected Glendale, Grants Pass and of course Medford (has there been a summer yet that smoke hasn’t invaded Medford?) Reports say the smoke has made its way as far as Ashland. Oh, my word . . . I didn’...