Yesterday they issued an air quality red alert due to the smoke from all the wildfires around the region. We’ve continued to have a bunch of windstorms almost nightly, but it wasn’t until last night that they were finally accompanied by some rain which helped clear out the bad air. Every region has its share of natural disasters and wildfires are the problem of living in a dry desert climate like we do. The ironic thing is that all the particulate matter in the air sure makes for spectacular sunrises and sunsets. Here’s is a picture of some clouds during today’s sunrise. Oh yeah, those little specs isn’t dust on my lens, but birds flying way up in the sky, probably enjoying a better view of the gorgeous sunrise.