I can smell it

[sheenaza]

Half the sky above my house is obscured by a dark haze. The sun through all that smoke paints everything with an unnatural orange glow which startled me when I first looked outside - for a moment, I was convinced that it was the reflection of an advancing wildfire. And if the one up in these mountains a few years ago is any indication, the start of another here is an all too likely possibility. Here's to hoping the wind doesn't pick up again.

All of you who are in such dire situations with the fires right now, you've been in my thoughts constantly.
I hope you're safe.