The Eagle Creek fire in the Columbia Gorge continues to burn just eighteen miles east from where I live. Though my community is not in danger of burning, the air standard has been awful the past two weeks.
View from my window of sun rising — Sept. 4, 2017
Sun going down — Sept. 14, 2017
Orange tinted sun reflection on my pond — Sept. 14, 2017
Yesterday, the air quality index rated Portland/Vancouver the worst in the USA. We are anticipating with relief rains that are in our future, however the residual aftermath of these wildfires will be with us well beyond the extinguished flames.
Lindy Low LeCoq 
what a careless tragegy
by which of course I mean tragedy
and it was carelessness that caused it — also stupidity.
Awful. We traveled through the West one summer, and I remarked that there are five seasons: winter, spring, summer, fall, and fire season. We drove past burned forests, still smoking, like it was normal. Hope those rains come soon! It’s dry here too now, but we actually benefitted from the horrible disaster that was Harvey with some good rain.
It’s been raining since Sunday morning — whew!
I’m glad your safe. Wild fires are scary things. Cheers
Indeed they are unpredictable and frightening!
A very unfortunate situation…glad you’re a safe distance from the flames.
Thanks, Janice — the rains have arrived and the air is clearing!