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There are early signs of autumn everywhere these days. My garden is pretty much drying out and someone keeps forgetting to water it. Perhaps the trees in the picture are turning color, not so much because of the date, but because they are stressed from lack of water. We walked this morning in Whatcom Falls Park, and the temperature was just about perfect, cool with a slight fog. I did check when I got home: it's just plain old fog, not smog. That's still to come.
Our beautiful couple of days of cool weather are going to leave, starting tomorrow, with a shift in the wind projected to bring us smoke from the forest fires once again. It looks like it will be bad, with offshore flow, no respite from the heat, either. But we are losing more than three minutes of daylight every day, as we make our way slowly toward September. Labor Day is just over two weeks away, can you believe it? It signals the unofficial end of summer in the US. The beginning of fall is just around the corner! (September 22)
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It is amazing how quickly this year is zipping by!
ReplyDeleteI notice the changing daylight too. Sunrise is later all the time. It is cooler here too now which I really like.
ReplyDeleteI am watching hints that the seasons are changing here too. I am enjoying the current season too much to happily let it go though.
ReplyDeleteI hope the smoke dissipates quickly (and that the fires can be controlled).
Time moves right along. Plants have lived their life and are finished ...water or no water!
ReplyDeleteoh, too bad that the smoke will get blown back your way. Our air has finally cleared and the Ferguson fire that closed Yosemite has been contained and the park reopened.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe we're about to enter the last 4 months of 2018.
ReplyDeleteWe have poor air quality here today. Hazy and cannot see the sun. We are headed into cooler weather so maybe the smoke will clear out.
ReplyDeleteSomething must be really amuck with our land use and timber for so many fires. Years ago it was one or two fires now there are so many...it is concerning.
Our brush is turning yellow too...it is an August thing here.
Fall will soon be here:)
We are at the cabin at Rockaway Beach now and it is very smoky here too. We were hoping for onshore flow but wind seems to be coming from the northeast. We watched a red sun fall into a smog bank.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe the summer will soon be over. The blackberries have been out early here and I too have seen signs of the leaves turning brown. I am lucky that I have another trip to look forward to before the dark wintry nights settle over us.
ReplyDeleteBad news about the air quality. It has been so hot here that it was difficult to breathe but not dangerous to breathe. Summer is almost gone and frankly I am looking forward to some cool Fall days. Like you though, doubt we will have any colorful leaves.
ReplyDeleteWe had an air quality warning yesterday but today it is drizzling, so I guess the raindrops are removing enough particles there's no warning today. It suddenly cooled off again. Close to 90 yesterday and today is only supposed to get up to 74! Fall is taking us on a roller coaster ride--LOL!
ReplyDeleteFall? Hey, let's not get ahead of ourselves! I still have to spend more time at the beach, at the pool, on the golf course and puttering around the backyard (but NOT raking leaves!) P. S. That's interesting ... I would have guessed some date in June, not 8/18.
ReplyDeleteSome trees here start the changeover this time of year.
ReplyDeleteI agree, it is starting to feel like fall. Or perhaps it is just me, feeling ready for the hot, dry days to go away. I think the angle of the sun, the occasional breeze that causes dead leaves to fall, school supplies in the stores, and a lack of anything flowering in my yard are all contributing to a feeling of impending change in weather.
ReplyDeleteI read a blog that stated the fire in BC and California has reached her home in Newfoundland, Canada on the east coast. I can't imagine how bad the air must be. Take care, DJan.
ReplyDeletesorry you are dealing with that smoke. It is all so tragic.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to some cooler weather. My sinuses/throat prefer that I don't sleep with an open window. ;)
...and I for one will be elated for autumn temps! We too are now in stage one of a drought - with no rain in sight [but I will take dry instead of hurricane like last year]
ReplyDeleteTry & stay cool!!
Oh, yes, the return of the smoke. We're having trouble with it 900+ miles to the east of the fires in British Columbia (also known as British California). Not fun. Hard on an old Bear's chest and throat.
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