The world as I see it
After a week or so of smokeless skies, we have been invaded by smoke again. It is most likely from the new fire that erupted in Northern California this week. Â I wasn't sure I wanted to go out to take sunset photos last night because of the thick smoke, but seeing the red sun …
We're still getting smoke from fires in the region. A big thunderstorm rolled through on Thursday night and caused multiple fires but fortunately most of them were caught early. Maralee
Our seasons here in Oregon seem to be Fall, Winter, Spring and Fire. Every summer we have to deal with wildfires - some cause by nature and too many by humans. This year is no exception. The smoke does make for some beautiful sunsets though. The last few days we had smokey skies due to …
We've been fortunate that for several weeks all of the wildfires in the area were under control. That ended last night when a wild-fire about 70 miles away "blew up." Â A massive cloud of smoke blew in our direction and by 9:00 last night we were enveloped in smoke. Â This morning the smoke wasn't quite …
The fire that I wrote about yesterday is now about 2000 acres. Â The good news is the wind has changed direction and it is heading away from civilization. Â The smoke covering the area created another spectacular red sunrise this morning. Â This photo was taken from my office just after sunrise. I'm attaching a photo that …
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