First of all, we are safe in our area. However, there are currently 25 major wildfires burning in the state of California. Nearly 14,000 firefighters remain on the line...the 2nd, 3rd and 4th largest fires in California are concurrently burning. The air is thick with smoke, ash is falling everywhere, the winds have picked up, many have no power due to "safety power shut offs" and/or been evacuated from their homes. There is a strange orange glow outside. I gladly wore a mask today. The smell of smoke was awful. Even Katniss wanted to stay indoors...smart kitty. We have hazardous air quality.
This was taken between the main branches of our backyard pear tree. Pretty colors, yet the sky above was filled with a haze of smoke and particulate.
Nice on Black.
this does sound awful - though you have created a very striking image from it. i remember similar when we were visiting our son in sydney in january - sitting wearing a white dress in his garden and wondering what the little grey specks were - ash on my clothes
Yes, same here. I thought you were in Catalina and missing some of this. That eerie glow is unsettling. Funny that the sunsets are actually quite nice. Stay safe.
You made something nice out of it - well done. :( We are on the central coast and we're getting it from many of the fires - just so sad and I search here to see there are other places that can see the sky - kind of a reminder. Stay safe and stay w/Katniss - she seems to have the right idea.