Most of you have probably seen the news item Fred posted this morning about the wild fires in Quebec causing all the smoke and haze in our area. The odor was so strong last night we had to close the windows. It isn't much better this morning, but the forecast is for the wind to change and then we may get some relief. We really need rain badly. It looks as if northern Maine is getting it far worse than we are. I found this clip: Quebec Wild Fires

I just took these photos looking towards Walden and across the pond towards Rt. 15. It is really thick, but I guess worse closer to the border and must be really awful in northern areas of New Hampshire and Maine. First picture is looking north towards Walden and at far right is the pond which would normally show crisply clear on a sunny morning like this.