where there's smoke

For about a week now, the smell of smoke in the air here has been undeniable. The reason is the horrible wildfires in south Georgia and now cropping up south of us as well. People are being evacuated from their homes, and some even losing them to the fires. Fire fighters are exhausted and still giving everything they have to combat the problem, and while rain would go a long way in helping, we haven't had any to speak of in months (which is part of the cause) and there's none really on the way.

Please keep the fire fighters, families who are being evacuated and those who have lost everything in your paryers...and if you can spare it, send some cash to the American Red Cross, who has volunteers in shelters helping the folks who have been displaced.

Yeah, we're putting up with a bit of smoke in the air, but these folks have far more to worry about.