I was thinking this morning of our local raptors, not the basketball team but the eagles, falcons and osprey that make the basin home. They rely on their sight to eat and it has been very hard to see these last days.

Meteorologists are saying that this smoke will blow away – lets hope as I am missing the blue of the sky as are all that reside here on the west coast. And lest us hope the fires on the west coast are also laid to rest.