I'm sure you've heard about the fires going on in California, and this time not in southern part of the state. For this month so far, fires have been started for what feels like every other day. I remember going out of the house one morning and seeing ash on my car, despite the fact the fires were in Santa Cruz, a good 30 miles away (now that I've checked with the map).

Today while waiting for the train, I noticed the overall haziness and the smell of burning wood in the air. Forecasts say tomorrow will be similar to today, so it's going to be another sad day for all people involved with the fires. It would be nice to relieve the flood victims and using the water to get rid of the fires here... if only it would work that way. The weather has been getting stranger as the year progresses and I have a feeling that it's not going to be the same anymore.

:(