We had the first incident of leaf burning for the season this evening. People burn anything they can get their hands on in this horrible city. Wood, paper, leaves, grass, other types of waste. If it is combustible, people burn it in the city of North St. Paul, MN. Leaf burning will continue regularly until snow covers the ground. The burning of leaves usually continues well into November. So we have smoke from burning leaves to look forward to in addition to wood, grass, and whatever else.
5:15 PM: No smoke. Sunny and beautiful with a temperature of 73 degrees.
6:50 PM: Light smoke from burning leaves. The smoke is a little heavy for yard waste burning. The burner is not far. I heard the distant sound of a leaf blower earlier and now there is leaf smoke in the air. The smoke from burning leaves lasted less than 30 minutes.
8:00 PM: No smoke.
9:00 PM: A faint smoke of some type is in the air. I don't know what it is. This was the last check of the evening.