Well, it never fails. Every singe year that I can remember,  growing up in southern California, there's always been a fire going somewhere in the southland during at least one week in October when our Santa Ana winds kick in.

I think our family has been suffering from post southern CA fire allergies and lung problems this whole week. Sammy had an asthma attack one morning, and we didn't even know that he had asthma. Gil came home from work feeling very sick after driving through some burnt parts in L.A.. We've all been coughing, sneezing, eye rubbing, and stuffed up for a last few days. All of my vacuuming and dusting doesn't seem to be helping. I think we need one huge vacuum cleaner from heaven to clean up this air quality mess.

Photo from  Earth Observatory website