Clearin’ the Air
I drove down to Charleston this weekend. As I was approaching the city it got very foggy. At least that’s what I thought was happening.
It was over cast so I assumed it was fog.
I rolled the window down because the temperature gage said it was 72…the perfect weather to get some fresh air, at least I thought so.
When the window came down the odor came up. “That’s smoke.†I said to myself as I quickly brought the windows back up.
I wondered where it was coming from as it got thicker and thicker. Surely this is not the smoke from those Georgia fires.
One of my favorite views as I head west of the Ashley is going over the short but scenic bridge on 526. To my surprise, I could not even see the water from the bridge…and the odor was getting stronger and stronger.
Sure enough, the smoke was from the fires in the lower part of Georgia …according to the evening news. It traveled all the way across the lower part of that state and halfway up our coast.
Late that afternoon torrential rain came and cleared the atmosphere.
It was good to be able to breathe again.
My wish for you today is that you never have to breathe anything at your place that has that thick of an odor and permeates the atmosphere. Do your part to keep fires down to a minimum if you’re outside burning or even cooking. Make sure it doesn’t get out of hand. Besides the devastation a fire can cause, it can be unpleasant to breathe as well. Help keep our atmosphere clear, clean and refreshing by doing your part.
~ Joellen