Blue skies have become something of a rarity for us. At home we have the vog to contend with most every day; when we visit family in SoCalif, sure, the smog is not as bad as it was in the 70’s, but sparkly blue skies are still unusual; and in the last several weeks, the skies were almost uniformly brown/grey haze, obscuring most everything at any distance, due to the wildfires. So the last few days, further south, have been glorious.