7:00 PM: No wood smoke yet. 74 degrees, sunny. The day started out cloudy and wet but got nicer as it went on. It will be a nice evening until the wood smoke starts.
We expect tonight to be another smoky hell of an evening with most kids out of school for the summer and the unfavorable weather conditions this past weekend which put a damper on bonfires. The only time it isn't smoky in North St. Paul in the summer is when it is raining. Look at the wood smoke by month figures. For June 2009, we enjoyed only eight evenings with no wood smoke and no rain the entire month.
I got a couple visitors today who were searching for Silver Lake Market, the little convenience store on 17th Ave. between Margaret and Charles streets. If I knew people were searching for it, I would have mentioned it earlier. I have some pictures I have taken around the city including a few of the store. I will find them and put them on this blog soon.
9:00 PM: No real wood smoke. There is a very faint trace of some type of smokiness in the air. It could be from a distant grill, lawnmower, or a bonfire. It doesn't smell like wood smoke so I cannot call it wood smoke.
10:00 PM: Still no wood smoke.
11:45 PM: No wood smoke.
This evening was free of wood smoke pollution. I thought the air would be smoky. I am pleasantly surprised it was not.