Monday, January 26, 2015

gray skies (what pollution does to a skyline)

This winter our AQI (air quality index) numbers are gross.  Just. plain. gross.  There are some days (many days?) when I wish I didn't know the number.  But it's not like the number is my only clue.  Anyone can look at this sky and realize that something is bad wrong with the air.


Grossly high AQI numbers make me grateful for our air purifiers.  At least we spend most of our time most of our days inside a home where the air is clean.  (Matt also runs a smaller unit in his office, and wears a mask when he bikes.  We haven't taken the plunge into masks for the kids.  yet.  but we do try to limit - somewhat - outdoor activity on bad days.)


On the worst days you can smell the air - it smells like burning chemicals!  (told you it was gross!)


This isn't the happiest post, but if this blog is a place where I record bits and pieces of our lives... well, this can't be left out.  It's not our favorite, but it's part of our reality.  

2 comments:

Julie Redfern said...

wow!

Anonymous said...

I have been so absent from blogs of all kinds, great to see. Grparents arrived with warm coats in tow. Quite a climate change. LOL love the pics Grpa has captured as well as your pics Laura. Praying u enjoy each moment with many out door events in store! Love u