This is the view out my window. Last night the park was full to the brim. There was a little more noise than usual. We understand that there is a race of some kind this weekend. We came home later than usual because we had been out celebrating Auntie Pat's birthday with dessert at Chris' house. Sunday was to be the Cancer Walkathon but Chris announced that because of the fires in the hils, the air quality was a risk to the walkers. Katy reported that at her elementary school where she teaches, the children had been kept indoors at recess all week for the same reason. We were really surprised and upset that after we went to bed, a small group of people gathered around a hugh fire they built in one of the pits in the grassy area. The flames were shooting up about 4 feet in the air. The smoke was carried right to us. We closed our windows and tried to sleep. They were just ignorant newcomers and not criminals. About 11:30pm the fire burned out and we went to sleep.
