On Friday, we started getting some small breezes, which helped to clear the air a bit in some parts of this area. More breezes over the weekend also helped. The sun was actually visible as a yellow star, rather than a red-orange star. Still problems with the forest fires all around us, but it’s nice to have less smoke.

Went to the mountains Saturday for a few hours. At about 4000 feet elevation, the air was pretty good, with no detectable smoke odor. Visibility was 5-8 miles. It was a “Cousin’s Cabin Day” — we had a nice visit with various cousins that we don’t see very often.

Sunday was the usual. After the round of church meetings, went to my sister’s house for a nice dinner. On the way home, the temps were about 80 degrees, so opened up the sunroof on the new car (a 2007 Camry SE) which was quite pleasant.

Today’s temps are still warm, predicted for 95, but only 82 at noon, so may not reach the predicated high. But a small breeze is helping to cool things down; at night, we’re able to open the windows to take advantage of that (and to turn off the AC).