The Day the Sun Didn't Rise

There was so much smoke in the sky today from all of the West Coast wildfires that the sun never rose. It felt like 10pm all day. In one way it was kind of beautiful, but then you remember why it looks this way and your heart breaks in two. This picture was taken from our apartment at 9:54 am.

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