The smoke finally let up over the weekend after three days of gentle rain showers. I am so grateful to have the unobstructed views again as well as the help watering some of the landscape. This last month has been a smokey and dismal one as air quality remained in hazardous conditions for almost 4…

Well, this years fire season came slightly later than normal but it hit close to home. Friday afternoon I received a message from a coworker with video footage that a fire had broken out in the area I live. It looks like the ignition was caused by either a back firing vehicle on the road…