We woke to snow covering the ground. This spring has not been very nice. If the weather was nicer, the air would be smokier. I'll take the crappy weather if it means fresh air over our normal heavily polluted air.
There was no smoke this evening. The temperature at 5 PM was 43 degrees and it rained a little during the course of the evening. Nobody has a bonfire when it is cold and rainy.
It was very nice to do something we are usually unable to do in the city of North St. Paul, MN: step outside and take several deep breaths of fresh air. On a normal evening, the air would be so polluted with wood or grass smoke that spending any time outside would be uncomfortable and leave your clothes reeking of smoke.
Do you want to breathe smoky air every day of your life? If you live in North St. Paul, you will. The only relief we get from smoky air is because of lousy weather.
You will never appreciate the importance of fresh, unpolluted air until you live in a hell like North St. Paul.