Smoky Days
By Greenthumb
- 12 Jul, 2009
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Here a hot dry summer can bring huge forest fires and when the wind blows wrong........ We were buried in this haze for days visibility at just 100ft at one time. Still nothing compared to the smoke in 2003.
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hope it clears sooon.....
12 Jul, 2009
Thank you. The wind is blowing better today.
12 Jul, 2009
I hope your house isn't near the fires :o(
12 Jul, 2009
Goodness I second that Hywell,could you smell them as well ?....
12 Jul, 2009
These fires are all about 100-200 miles away, there are four in different directions each between 60,000 and 100,000 acres in size. 2003 there was one just 30 miles and another about 70. That smoke staying until fall rains began in midaugust. The smell is very strong, enough to think there is a campfire burning at a neighbors. Todays it has almost completely cleared, thank heavens because my porch is 35C! Heat and smoke together are just awful.
12 Jul, 2009
Hope it stays as clear as possible. Must be hard for using the clothesline.
13 Jul, 2009
All those clothes would be ruined! I'm glad to be seeing clearer skies.
13 Jul, 2009
Glad to hear abour the clearer skies.
19 Jul, 2009
I hope they stay. They've burnt almost 250,000 acres so far this season alone. It was war zone in '03 TOG. Thick haze for two months. That fire was just 30 miles north of my house.
20 Jul, 2009
Pleased its clearing for you Gt,I like seeing your photo`s but no way could I live with such extremities.........
20 Jul, 2009
And light coming and going, its a mad house.....lol :-)
21 Jul, 2009
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Photo certainly captures the hazy atmosphere.
12 Jul, 2009