Somebody is always burning something in North St. Paul when the weather is nice. This evening was no exception.
5:00 PM: No smoke. Fresh air. 78 degrees and windy.
5:44 PM: Very faint grass smoke blowing in the windows on the wind.
5:56 PM: Faint grass smoke coming and going. The yard waste smoke is getting stronger. We can smell it inside the house. It was close to the point where we would have to close the windows. We didn't.
6:30 PM: Very faint wood or some type of smoke in the air. It isn't much. It's not a grill. It could be someone burning tree branches. If you drive around the city you will see plenty of firepits filled with tree branches ready to be burned.
7:00 PM: No smoke.
8:00 PM: No smoke. Light rain falling around this time with a little lightning and thunder. Our first thunderstorm of the season.
8:40 PM: No smoke. Moderate rain falling. The rain is heavier now. Lightning continues to flicker in the clouds. There will be no bonfires tonight. Good.
There was no more smoke this evening. We went to bed with a few windows open around the house for ventilation as drizzle continued at bed time. A little grass smoke nuisance is about as good as it gets in North St. Paul. We had much heavier wood and yard waste smoke the past few days.