Skies are grey…

The view from my balcony last week

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The view from my balcony today at 1pm

The past couple of days I’ve been counseling someone who is at the airport in Houston, on whether to fly down or not. She has already postponed her flight to Sunday night (she was supposed to fly Thursday night, I believe), and is trying to decide what to do.

Last night it was completely clear and I saw no smoke at all. This morning, the smoke was back, and as of an hour ago it got worse.

It seems to go away at night and come back in the mornings.

My advice for anyone who is here visiting, is to partake in indoor activities during the day and drink lots of water, as it’s very, very dry here right now. Eye drops might be handy to have around. I’ve read that it’s pointless to buy a dust mask, because while it may make breathing a little more pleasurable, it does very little to protect you from the particles in the smoky air. But I say, do what you need to do to feel good.

At night, as I’ve said, it doesn’t seem too bad, and I’ve been able to go out to dinner and dancing the past few nights with no problems whatsoever.

Hopefully the wind changes direction soon, or better yet, it rains!