We can’t escape the unhealthy haze

The sun battles the smoke from the north. I had to pull over the car on the way home from dropping my dear wife Karen at work Thursday morning, stopping at the neighborhood green triangle to capture the haze of the sun struggling to appear over the line of houses to the east. The barrier:…

Canadian wildfire effects are plain to see in my backyard

Orange hue hangs over the yard. Yes, we can plainly see and feel the effects of dozens of wildfires burning in Canada hundreds of miles from our home are in Central New York. The weather folks are explaining how patterns, pressures and winds have brought the smoke on a direct line over Great Lakes and…