A strange orange light in the woods

Shortly before seven Monday evening I was looking out the west window of our cabin and I saw a bright orange light through the trees. That can't be the sunset; the trees are too thick for the setting sun to penetrate.

I went out to our parking area for a better view. Was the light still or flickering? My imagination wanted to see the latter, but there really wasn't any flickering. I took a couple of pictures, and then the light started to dwindle as the sun set. (The best picture was too blurry to post.)

With the Pagami fire still going and the high fire danger, it is better to check phenomena like this out rather than ignore them.

Feeling guilty about the weather

For three Saturdays in a row, rain has been predicted for Brimson from midweek on.  And every Saturday we've had either sunny weather or a mix of clouds and overcast.  We have been overjoyed as far as we were available to be outdoors most of the day.

Our joy is tempered by the concern that every day of drought increases the fire danger.

I thought on Saturday night that rain had started.  I saw some wet spots on a cart and felt a bit of precipitation on my arms.  Apparently it was only condensation because of the air cooling.

Today was another mixed sun and clouds day.  We got lots done.

The Weather Channel is predicting rain for Thursday and Friday for both Duluth and Brimson.  We don't look forward to the return of mosquitos, but they are better than a charred cabin and woods.