The air has been smoky more days than not for the last five weeks or so , but today is the worst yet — barely a hint of blue behind the beige sky. It’s supposed to clear out this weekend, but they’ve been wrong about that several times already.
Wednesday, October 19, 2022, 6:35:07pm PDT
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Nasty smoke today — yellow sky, bits of ash in the air — but it’s supposed to clear out tomorrow.
Tonight’s kitchen grill victory: steak fajitas, the first time using the grill this cold, rainy spring.
Had a bit of snow last night and this morning — maybe a quarter of an inch of accumulation, basically all melted by now.
We’re surviving this Fimbulwinter fairly well so far. I walked to the grocery store yesterday to stock up on supplies; Meghan shoveled the driveway; our new heat pump is a little slower than the furnace to warm the house when it first turns on, but it gets there.
Today, it’s been snowing since the middle of the night; we have maybe six inches of accumulation, but it’s hard to tell because it’s blowing around. It’s currently 24°F and falling.