Big environmental news in Erie County, Pennsylvania this week was smog in the literal sense – fog + smoke from Canadian wildfires. Enough for extremely hazy conditions, + a noticeable smoke smell in the air, + daily air quality alerts. Following shot is from yesterday at South Pier, looking west towards Presque Isle Bay; from this vantage, Presque Isle State Park would normally be easily visible at the horizon:
Also at South Pier yesterday, a beautiful female Mallard + amazingly cute baby ducks, in the entrance channel to Presque Isle Bay, including some nice water reflections/shimmer:
Weather today in Erie County, humid w/ light on/off rain. Should help with the smoke!
Thank you Team Leader for giving us a happy day with the lovely ducklings! Loved the comic strip! campfire indeed….cough cough!
Smoke conditions are clear, weather in Erie is back to seasonally nice!