Squirrel

Have you ever looked at a word that is spelled correctly and then the longer you look at it the more you think it is spelled wrong. That's how I felt with the word squirrel. It just doesn't look right.  Anyway, this little squirrel was chomping away on some bird seed at my office. It …

Morning on the River

The winds have changed, the smoke has cleared, and we can breathe outdoors again. There are still a lot of wildfires in the area, but the smoke isn't coming in our direction. This photo was taken a few mornings ago when we still had a lot of smoke in the air. Maralee

Smokey Sunset

As I mentioned yesterday, we have a lot of smoke in the air due to regional forest wildfires. The closest fire is about 75 miles from us and is now 56,000 acres. I took these photos of the sunset last evening. The mountains aren't visible until the sun starts to set behind it and then …

Smokey Skies

We have a lot of wild fires in the region which has resulted in a lot of smoke in our skies. This was from a walk in the evening last night once it cooled down enough to get out and walk.  The smoke has obliterated the view of the mountains. The excessive heat and dry …