The Methow Valley indoor life looks good, especially for "Millie the Cat." The girls have her bedded down like a queen.
Over here in Seattle, the dogs and owners are all itching for an outside walk. I've never seem our neighborhood so deserted, and people aren't even letting their pets out. This is dangerous for all mammals, not just the humans responsible for the climate calamity.
We've been cooped up inside for almost a week, a record setting stretch of unhealthy air. Seattle and Portland are cities that love their outdoor exercise, so people are going stir crazy. I know I am. YouTube yoga is a sorry substitute for a walk in the fresh air.
I'm concerned that the indoor air we're breathing is becoming almost as unhealthy, being cooped up so long with the windows and doors closed. All that cooking, etc. etc.
It's too warm to run the furnace, which would help circulate and filter the air. We have a ceiling fan in the bathroom and kitchen, but both are old and noisy.
Note to self: buy a portable air purifier when this is over. You can't get one for love nor money now.
But the end is finally in sight, with a cleansing weather system coming in tomorrow and over the weekend. Sweet rain. Another day or so, and we can safely air out the house.
This is beautiful in a rather awful way, captured by photographer Sigma Sreedharan. It's called "15 Shades of Seattle Smoke."
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