Woke to a smoky world this morning. Top two pictures taken around 9 am. That second pic is the sun in a smoky brown sky. It's even worse now, a few hours later. Only the closest foothills are visible. Smoke is coming from fires on both the OR and WA sides of the Columbia Gorge this time. Fires in BC earlier this summer caused even worse air quality. My lungs hurt. Bob is struggling with a lung infection. We are waiting for relief from a stiff sea breeze tomorrow. Hope it brings some cooling, too.
Hattie doesn't care if it's smoky. She wants to chase the ball or work the sheep. Now!
Tomato plants that struggled early in the season rallied nicely and are overwhelming us with fruit. We're sharing with all the neighbors. Below is my puny red bell pepper plant. I bought it with three flowers and looks like all I'll get is three peppers, but they are looking nice as they turn red. Bob is getting a lot of jalapenos, but none of our pepper plants grow much bigger than when we buy them. Maybe because of poor soil or cool soil temperatures even though they're growing in the greenhouse - but surely these plants would be larger under different conditions?
