Fires

This week we have had very high wind and unfortunately all around us are acres of burning brush, grass, and some homes. This has been a bad year for fires. Terry and I head out this morning for a shorter run as we have a long run tomorrow. The smoke yesterday was heavy in the air with ash falling like little flakes of snow here and there. The wind was so high it was miserable to go out. Today although no wind the smoke still hangs in the air. From the house it didn't look too bad but as we get further out the smoke is hanging. We can smell it and it burns the nose and the lungs. Obviously this isn't a good thing so we cut it short and head home. Tomorrow is a 14 mile run so we are hoping the smoke has cleared, but more than that we hope that the brave firefighters are able to put the fires out and that no more families lose their homes.