Orange in October

October is definitely an orange month. In the past few days the fires have turned our skies pumpkin day in and day out. On Sunday as I watched the surfers on the best waves of this Fall, I noticed smoke drifting out over the ocean. The skies slowly darkened to the north and the south but the sky directly over Point Loma has remained clear. If you look at the satellite photos you can see that the winds have kept the smoke at a distance. We are an oasis, unlike 2003, when we took the brunt of the foul air.

Previous to this weekend, we were Orange in October only as day turned to night. On October 13, I was down at Sunset Cliffs for another sunset when a group of people dressed in black showed up. Was it a funeral or a wedding? It turned out to be the latter. Only two people were not dressed in black: the bride and the fairy girl in pink taking pictures. I alternated watching the sunset and watching the people. The ringbearer was serious about his charge keeping his eyes focused on the ring for the entire ceremony; he was too short to participate in most of the activities taking place a foot above him.