Last night we watched a glorious sunset as the smoke started infiltrating the Las Vegas Valley by pouring over the western mountains.
Picture 1: The first picture I took from our house. The sunset was so beautiful and pink.
Picture 2: The wafts of smoke taken from Sunset/215 you can see the streaks slowly making their way through.
Picture 3: Another one taken from Sunset/215
Picture 4: Taken this morning (10/26/2007). Usually we have a glorious view of Red Rock Canyon from our backyard but it is obstructed from the smoke.
I started taking new vitamins this week and woke up in the middle of the night with my throat swollen, my eyes swollen and my ears hurting. I automatically thought I was allergic to the vitamins but then when I woke up I had a "duh" moment. I have a pine allergy.
It was literally raining ashes during the Scripps Ranch fire of 2003 (?) here in the valley but my allergies have gotten progressively worse throughout the years. Undoubtedly I will have to drug myself up on antihistimine the next several days and keep remembering that somewhere else, someone else is having a worse time than me.
As my mother, a devout Catholic always says: "Offer it up!"
I hope all of my California friends are well.
Thanks for sharing the beautiful photos with us. I can only imagine the allergy problems people will have from this. Take care.
Our prayers go out to all those affected by the CA fires. I hadn't though how far reaching the effects might be.
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My husband has had a very raspy throat all week...talks like he's got a frog in it...he swears up and down it's not allergies...he has major issues with allergies and knows an attack when it comes on. I never dreamed it could be from the smoke. Millon $$$ says that's what it is from!
The pictures are awesome Renee...
One of my friends had 20 minutes to evacuate - it puts things into perspective.