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Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must. – Johann von Goethe
Last week Calgary was under a smoky, hazy sky.
We were warned to keep our windows shut in our homes and keep the vents closed in our cars.
The haze was a result of fires burning in Washington and BC. The poor air quality registered off the index.
Some days, I could taste smoke on my tongue.
On the news they compared pictures of Hong Kong and Calgary’s Deerfoot; the main highway that runs north and south.
The images were indistinguishable from each other.
I wasn’t happy about the last vestiges of summer being diffused by smoke, but was amazed by how quickly it became the norm for me.
Something to simply be endured.
The sun during the day and the moon during the night were often red or orange and looked like a scene out of a Sci-fi movie; an other worldly picture of a faraway planet.
Magical, perhaps even beautiful in its own way.
But oh how my heart leapt for joy when the sun’s beautiful light broke through the haze on Friday!
~ DIANA’S ENORMOUS BOOK OF QUOTES ~
On Friday the sun broke through the haze
