It’s been nice around here lately. Highs in the fifties, sometimes smokey and sometimes clear. It’s getting clear more and more often. We’re taking a gentle, slow slide into winter. So far. The picture above was taken a few days ago during a clear moment in the middle of a storm. Typical Montana weather.
The picture to the left is from last May when the river was running high. I thought I’d take in in the Fall to show the difference, but as you can see in the picture on the right, it doesn’t really show. Watching the river rise, fall, freeze, and rise again is part of the seasons for me. The river is always highest when the snow melts.
The pictures below are all from September, at a moment when the smoke was a little more clear after having gotten dangerously thick. It’s kind of like fog, and kind of not. It certainly cuts visibility, but rather than simply dimming the sun, it shifts it to orange.
I don’t remember forest fire season from when I was a kid. I chalk it up to climate change.
So… how’s your climate?
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