Wood smoke is back. Someone could not make it through the evening without polluting our air.
4:15 PM: No smoke. 83 degrees.
9:00 PM: No wood smoke yet.
9:30 PM: Light wood smoke at this time. None of my immediate neighbors is burning wood. It could be someone blocks away. Off to bed.
Midnight: No wood smoke at this time.
This summer has not been as smoky as last summer. But it is still too much. I will tabulate the wood smoke by month for May and June soon to put some numbers on the air pollution we endure as residents of North St. Paul, MN. I will also tabulate the wood smoke we had this past winter to show that fireplaces are used for recreation and not for home heating. Last winter, there was very little wood smoke in the mornings or early afternoon, even on weekends, but there was a lot during the evenings.