It was another beautiful, cool summer evening ruined by wood smoke in North St. Paul, MN.
5:30 PM: No wood smoke. Mostly cloudy, 79 degrees, a terrific evening to spend some time outside.
8:00 PM: No wood smoke yet. Spent some time relaxing outdoors. We get four months of good weather per year. Got to enjoy it while you can and before the daily wood smoke pollution starts.
9:00 PM: Light wood smoke. It is getting smoky. This is normal. It's 75 degrees at this time. It would be nice to leave the windows open tonight when we go to bed. But we can't! The air is filled with the stench of wood smoke!
10:15 PM: Light wood smoke continues. The burner isn't near us. Wood smoke can travel a half-mile or more. It could be someone blocks away smoking up the air.
10:45 PM: Light to moderate wood smoke. It has gotten smokier. Do you like smelling wood smoke when you are lying in bed?
11:15 PM: Faint trace of wood smoke remains.
11:45 PM: Wood smoke mostly gone. I do not know if there was any wood smoke after this time.
It was 57 degrees when I woke up this morning. It is terrible that we can't sleep with the windows open to enjoy the cool air. We have no choice in this polluted city.