Sunrise 6:44: Smoke-filled sky

The sky couldn't have been bluer when the Dawn Joggers set off yesterday morning for an early appointment in the City. But by the time they were driving home just after lunch, long clouds of smoke had started appearing, the result of fires north and south. By the evening, the sky was smoke-filled.

It remained so this morning when the female DJ headed out for a jog around Lake Lagunita. Even at predawn, a pink glow framed the construction equipment sitting on the yet to be completed practice golf course. The glow was more brilliant by the time she got to the lake. The sun finally made it appearance as a bright orange ball. The smoke was thick enough that the female DJ could taste it...