Fires - Heat

" The sun is axeman among dry 
Slashings: he would clear 
Kindling from the rocky hills " 

Blue Jay in Haliburton 
D.G. Jones 

Still really hot here.

Last night after a lovely meal and visit with the in-laws we

were heading home, okay a couple of quarters down the road, 

when we noticed the most beautiful sunset. This is probably

the result  of enormous forest fires in BC, a couple of provinces

over. In 2015 fires some 500 miles north of us in La Rounge

Sask. meant the first few weeks of our first extended stay

at the cabin were quite smoky. Last year we saw some smoke

 from BC fires on the way back to Alberta, and of course there

was the huge fire in Fort McMurray in May before we came out. 

We have not smelt smoke this year but last night's sunset was

spectacular.

"I summon up the roller-coasting south, 

Cry birth day to the lion sun."

from Genii

by Dorthy Livesay