Smokin' Hot

Cool season is definitely over here, the temperatures are rising daily as we aproach April, the hottest month of the year. Although it may be hard to tell from the picture, we are having gloomy weather. It looks like it is going to rain or it feels like the fog is going to vanish anytime but the gloominess stays because it is from smoke, not clouds or fog. Chiang Mai has been covered with smoke from fires that have been burning out of control in other provinces. There is more smoke here in the city than on top of the mountain where people are burning their crops. We usually have a few smoky days this time of year as farmers burn off their old crops to plant new ones, but never like this year. Even the Thai people are complaining that this year is so bad. I can't wait to see the sun again...