Red Sun At Morning...Take Warning

The fires continue to burn here in Southern California. Zone 23 is still in the clear. As I sat at my computer this morning and the sun was rising, I noticed that the sunlight was coming in my windows bright red. I took this photo of the sun about 8:30 a.m.

This reminds me more of a setting sun than a rising sun. The eerie color is from the sun shining through the particulate in the air.

Bamboo on the Path

Bamboo plants also lined the walking path we took yesterday. It is very robust and invasive and seems to have a strong presense in this natural area.
(Note: Interestingly, this area was part of a small fire about two years ago. About 40 firefighters fought the fire for 30 minutes. Luckily, no person was injured but you can see the trees behind the bamboo are blackened.)