Smoked California

From my kitchen window, I normally have a nice view of Mt. Tamalpais, one of the highest peaks in the Bay area and a beautifully symmetrical counterpoint.

We returned from Michigan, however, to find that the smoke from all the wildfires in northern California had all but obscured Mt. Tam. That hazy blue-gray triangle in the picture is about all we can see now. Can't help but worry about people with respiratory diseases and the poor firefighters who have been battling these blazes for weeks and weeks. In other parts of the country, they could count on rain in a few days to help the firefighters but we normally don't have rain from late March through late October. Usually, that means you can plan a summer outdoor wedding without fear but this year the brides would all have sooty dresses. We are hoping for the return of our blessed fog, which sweeps away the smoke as it rolls inland on a westerly breeze.