This is not the fire I posted about last week. This one is actually in Sequoia National Park, and is one of 7 or so that are currently burning. The "Hidden" fire, named for it's location, is over 6000 acres now.
We are getting terrible air quality as a result, especially in the mornings. Overnight winds blow down canyon carrying the smoke to our elevation and below. I awaken each morning with eyes full of yukky stuff with headache and difficulty breathing - all this despite running the air conditioning solely to have its filtration abilities.
This view normally has Moro Rock -
now it's impossible to tell one is
looking toward the Sierra at all.
So, I'm heading down into the Valley today for a haircut and some shopping. Normally a trip down below would mean worse air than here in Three Rivers, but right now it is better there than here.
On to better things - CRITTERS! Yeah, I know, I can never finish an entry without putting in something about critters.
This black dog shows up most
mornings for some romping with
Cocoa and Buck. I can't get close
without him taking off.
In addition to our constant visitors the
hummingbirds, we have lots of goldfinches
going through niger like crazy!
This little beauty is much, much paler than
all the other females, males of course being
the dressed up dandies. My Sibleys shows
a pale morph but not nearly so pale as this
one. I don't know if that means she is
immature or just unusual.
At any rate, I like her very pale look.
That's a seed in her beak, making the beak
look larger than it is.
I wonder if the birds are bothered by the
smoke as I am? When we had the fire close by,
the pair of red shouldered hawks that nest
below us were going beserk, crying, circling,
and generally raising a ruckus.
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