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That's sickening!

Forgot to add the dates, for the Oroville pictures.

2018
April 2021
July 2021


It'll really put the screws to things if it continues long-term. Don't want to see that.

Didn't they drain it to fix the spillway or something?

Is that the one that was about to pop?

Recently? No idea.

I believe so.

Hey, it's dramatic. Lake Mead and Powell are pretty darn low too. Hmmm.

Still at it.

(warning, 5 minutes of your life gone)

Smoke you say?

Almost two weeks ago:



5PM yesterday:



A little bit ago we got a break. Wind from the WSW is blowing this plume, from the fires to our south, to our east:



But not to worry, in the past week we've had some fires start aways to our west, so the plume on the horizon is arriving as I type.The light is turning orange again. 3 hr break maybe? It's getting tiresome.

Been 3 or so years maybe. Didn't have to drain it, just drew it down to get the repairs done.

The big fire I mentioned in my post above that's to our south is burning in the headwaters of the river that feeds that lake. "When" we get rain again, there'll likely be a lot of runoff from the fire scar. Maybe it'll fill faster that way?

I was up to Froid Montana today, it looks crispy all over that country.

Another 90+ day here in Columbus. Smoky and no breeze. Two days ago a storm missed here and drenched Billings with .63" of rain in about a half hour. We didn't get a drop. I see tomorrow there is a 40-70 % chance of rain and much cooler (upper 80's).
Tonight, I swear I could see stars---something we haven't see for a month two.
On the bright side, we are setting records every day!

Geno, ahh yes, second hand smoke.


It does block sun's rays which can be nice. And if not too thick uuber sweet sun rise/set.

Gives me a headache though..



Went and looked at our spring wheat yesterday afternoon.

Worse than I anticipated, might have had 8-10 bushel wheat but the hoppers knocked 25-30% of the heads down.


A friend called yesterday and said he gave up combining a field of lentils. Moved over to some wheat and it ran 5 bushel. Said he had one combine going and could cut 300 acres a day...



It's sad.



I don't think the wheat traders back east realize how bad it is.