Firey Sunset over Grants Pass

Thank you Beverly! A "nice" sunset did not again appear to us for many days after that!

This was just a year ago! We've been much more fortunate with clear skies so far this summer. Thanks for the nice comment! :)

Thank you so much, Shirley!! As gorgeous as the sky was that evening, I hope NOT to see it like that again this summer! :))

Darlene, each day brings new situations for us here in the Rogue Valley!! Today (and tomorrow) we have thunderstorms -- could be a blessing or a curse depending on what happens with the wind, rain and lightning!! In any case, the storms are supposed to leave the area by late tomorrow and sunny dry weather is coming back... along with winds that will drive the smoke back into the valley -- yuck!! Several more weeks to go... :( But THANK YOU for the nice comments!!! :)

Thanks Nick! The air is terrible tonight, but there's hope of a change in the winds over the next couple of days! :))

That is probably the most iconic turn of the century building we have in Grants Pass :)

Hi Anne-Elizabeth! Thanks for the nice comment :) That was a great sky... but it went bad the next day with smoke so think it was like a winter fog... only terrible to breath!!

I meant "thick" not "think"... lol!

Well, we're stuck in smoky skies for at least another month!! The fires are huge and hard to fight in the rugged and DRY forests. I may get some interesting photography out of it from time to time :)

Thanks Byron!! :)

Katie, the smoke from the fires is so bad that sometimes the sun disappears completely!! This was a good day :)

Thanks Marilyn! Just enough smoke and clouds to make something interesting... but not too much like we had today! :)

Thank you Erica!! This shot was from yesterday -- today the smoke was so thick we actually lost the sun completely near sunset!!