Red Sun

[howeird]

Driving home last night and moreso driving to work this morning, the sun was a red I have not seen for a long time. And then I remembered the fire. I used to see this kind of sun every day when I lived in slash-burning country east of the Cascades, and then again when I was visiting NE Thailand during their slash-burning season. And once again when a huge forest fire smoked up the skies over Raymond, WA when I lived there in '78.

Comments

[edith-mf.livejournal.com]

No one was saying that in the news but I kind of wondered. We didn't have the reserves around to send in, since they are all in Iraq or recovering therefrom, but we could have sent them a load of convicts we'd used for fire fighting in the past . . .

[howeird]

They are a long-time member of NATO, and also a member of the EU. I know NATO has troops available for this kind of thing.

[edith-mf.livejournal.com]

That is what finally happened. If you come across an article explaining the whole thing, post a link. I understand the politics are still playing themselves out.

[howeird]

Here's a hint from Canada:
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2007/08/28/greece-fires.html