“Sun is shining. Weather is sweet. Make you wanna move your dancing feet.” – Bob Marley
“It was a splendid summer morning and it seemed as if nothing could go wrong.” – John Cheever
“My favorite weather is bird-chirping weather.” – Terri Guillemets
Walking out of the house this morning to go to the gym was an absolute joy. When I left at 6:30, the sky was blue, and a cool breeze ran through my yard. It was awesome!!! We haven’t seen weather this nice for almost a week!
If you saw my previous post, you saw the result of weather conditions allowing the smoke from Canadian forest fires to infiltrate the Hudson Valley of NY where I live. An orange haze covered the area, making the air smell like a campfire. It was overwhelming!!!! Even though the smell of a woodsy fire was really strong, it was actually pleasant.
So, on my way to the gym, I decided to go to the two spots where I took pictures on Wednesday to replicate the same views on a clear day. WOW!!! What a difference.
Thankfully the haze didn’t last as long as they thought it was going to. A couple of days ago, there was talk that it could last well into the weekend. I can say that for the first time in days, I haven’t been coughing every two seconds with a sore throat.
HAPPY HIKING!!!
The Zen Hiker 
This morning I mentioned to my husband that we can tell how bad the smoke was, because now that it has lifted we can hear the birds singing again. I immediately read your post and saw the bird-chirping quote. My son-in-law told me a couple of days ago that while he was driving to work, two bears ran across the road in front of him. Not so close that he had to slam on the brakes, thank God. He realized that they were probably running away from the smoke. We never see bear there.
On a spelling note, when I first wrote “bear” it looked wrong. Hmmm….isn’t it a plural without the “s” ? I changed it to “bears” but that also looked wrong. Time for a dictionary check! Haha both are correct. So I used each one.
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