Skies like these are a distant memory, anymore
This is what our skies look like
Most of the time…smoke sinking into each and everything
Sometimes a tad worse than other times
Once in a while, a slight breeze lightens the smoke
But, more often than not, the sun is stained dazzlingly red, red, red
As it sinks below the edge of the Uncompahgre Plateau.
We so need rain.
As does every place else in the dry, combusting west.
Sigh,
From my world to your heart,
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
Wow, Linda. It’s really settled in your area. It’s getting worse over here today, but I think our altitude helps a tad. Can’t see the mountains though..
I think this is going to be like the 1988 Yellowstone fire – snow put it out 😪
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They say there is rain coming in. I sure hope so.
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Oh, I’m soooo sorry. It’s terrible for you and all the animals. Why don’t we have more fire fighting capability? Surely it would be cheaper than these fires. Take care; be careful!
Katie
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It’s a mess. Rain would really help.
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Lulu: “Red skies at night aren’t so much a sailor’s delight anymore …”
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No they aren’t 😦
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The wind here is blowing in from the WSW so you and Terry are in for more smoke… and for others like myself with a history of asthma this is as you said ‘not good – ever’
Right now the smoke is so thick I can’t even see the highway which is only a little over 6 acres away.
as always I hug you (((Linda))) and am grateful for your friendship.
Cully
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I hug you back. Stay inside and only breath in a mask outside. Asthma is a horrible condition. Love you!
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We got our first break in the smoke today. Finally decent air quality I could go out into. I wish you didn’t have to be out breathing that stuff. I’m praying for rain and leaving important stuff out on the open deck to tantalize it. We’ve had those skies for over a week now but a marine front moved in to move it out. For now. So scary. Hope it moves that stuff out for you too.
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Me too… Rain on all the fires and then we will all be in a good way. 🙂
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We may get rain on Friday, I sure hope so. We have a fire up in North Eastern Minnesota now. We need rain without lightening! I hate the smoke.
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COME ON RAIN!
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Beautiful sunset, tho…
Sending rain. Our mountains just got hit with Fred. They have a mess up there with flooding, mud slides, destroyed houses, blocked roads…
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OH! NO! That is sad news!
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Yes it is. Last report I read, 30 people are missing.
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Horrible
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A report an hour ago, it’s now 20. At least that is an improvement.
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So sad
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Yeah. Tropical storms & hurricanes can be tough on this state.
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Stay safe…VERY safe, Dear One.
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We’re good where we are. Been getting a lot of rain, lately. It was storming last night. In fact, we’ve had storms, of varying degrees, nearly every day this week. And, if we didn’t get rained on, directly, they were still around us.
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I’m glad you ARE safe!
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Oh, yes…💜💜💜
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Hugs
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🤗😁😘
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How sad … hurry up rain! Stay safe dear Linda
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Very sad. 😦
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