Smoke and Water

Shortly after rising, one day this week, I looked out a window and stopped breathing, mid-breath.  Something awful had happened to my vision.  Try as I might—and I tried mightily—I couldn’t focus on anything in the back yard.  A minute later, it dawned on me that I could focus fine on what was in the… Continue reading Smoke and Water

Smoke and Laughter

Parts of Canada are on fire.  That, all by itself, is terrible news for our neighbor to the north.  Even worse, smoke from the wildfires is affecting life on Earth, making the air hard to see through and hard to breathe.  Californians are familiar with these problems.  So are people in the Rockies.  Those planning… Continue reading Smoke and Laughter