Smokin’

27 07 2025

This was (fortunately) several days ago now.

That was yucky.

I thought it was wildfire smoke from (at least) the Deer Creek (western Colorado and eastern Utah; northwest of Disappointment Valley at the base of Utah’s La Sal Mountains and above Colorado’s Paradox Valley) and Turner Gulch (northeast of Gateway, Colorado) fires because the wind was out of the north/northwest/west, but I read that it was from the Arizona fires (Dragon Bravo and White Sage). Look at a fire map of the western United States, and you’ll see that we’re likely getting smoke from … any/everywhere. 😦

Skywalker on the flyby to give me a bit of a checkout as he moseyed with the band.

Several days now after the above images (I really couldn’t bear to post them at the time), our sky has returned to glorious Colorado-turquoise. The unfortunate part there is that we’d like to have some clouds. πŸ™‚ For shade relief, let alone rain. … Never quite happy, are we? πŸ™‚ (Please, please, please rain!!!!)


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27 07 2025
Sue E. Story's avatar Sue E. Story

❀️ Handsome Skywalker boy. And you’re right, TJ – smoke from everywhere. We are literally surrounded by wildfires. I’m with you. You darn clouds, ” please, please, please rain” for Pete’s sake!

27 07 2025
TJ's avatar TJ

The rain chances have fizzled. Yeah. How did we see that coming? 😦 I’m hopeful there’s some reverse psychology happenin’, and we’ll get SOMEthing, ANYthing!

27 07 2025
karenflash3's avatar karenflash3

Handsome guy! Hoping for rain! At least the smoke is gone!

27 07 2025
TJ's avatar TJ

I could see the smoke on the horizon today, but fortunately the wind was from the south, so we had beautiful sky. πŸ™‚ We need rain!

27 07 2025
baileytan's avatar baileytan

Boy, fire season gets worse each year. My grandson lives in New York and the Canadian fires smoke has been bad this year.

I’ve had to evacuate twice in the past 7 years from fires close by. Very stressful.

Praying the rain comes!

Skywalker doesn’t look concerned.

27 07 2025
TJ's avatar TJ

Ain’t that the truth re: fire season getting worse every year! 😦 I’ve read about the fires from Canada. Karen S also has experienced some of that. … Hope it doesn’t last long for your grandson!

I can’t imagine the evacuation stress and anxiety. 😦 I hope you don’t have to again!!

Ha – Skywalker is almost never concerned about anything! πŸ™‚

27 07 2025
lovewildmustangs's avatar lovewildmustangs

Good morning SkywalkerπŸ₯°

27 07 2025
TJ's avatar TJ

πŸ™‚

27 07 2025
Martha Kennedy's avatar Martha Kennedy

We’ve had several days of rain and it looks like there might be more. I guess it’s not crossing the San Juans.

27 07 2025
TJ's avatar TJ

Nope. Not originating over here, either. 😦 I’m glad you’re getting rain, though! I’m always glad when it falls *somewhere*!!

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