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A patch of blue in the smoke over Oregon

I saw a patch of blue in the smoke-filled landscape today. Air quality is hazardous and skies are smoky over Bend, Oregon, but one of my notoriously camera-shy mountain bluebirds paused for a portrait. I needed that today! My main computer decided it no longer wanted to wake up from sleep mode.

Here is the air quality reading yesterday afternoon over Bend.

Here are the readings from in and around Bend yesterday.

Fires are far from Bend, but wind blew smoke our way.

Wildfires are raging over much of the west. We are looking forward to a little rain this week.

Thanks to the firefighters at work on these fires! May they find their own patch of blue.

SoyBend

Centered in Bend, Oregon, my blog branches out into nature, history, and art-related topics.

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