Pyrocumulus

Okay, this post has nothing to do with food. It's hard to think about food now as I am in close proximity to the Station Fire, which has grown to a 19-mile perimeter. It originated in the Angeles National Forest above La Canada, California, on August 26.

Learned a new word today: pyrocumulus. This is a type of cloud that forms when you mix smoke from a wildfire and water vapor, as the two photos above show. I took these photos about a mile down the road from where I live. The smoke in the photo directly above is being pushed from the fire further east. I took this one at about 4 yesterday afternoon. By 7:30 the hills behind the Angeles National Golf Club, above, were on fire.

Jack Nicklaus designed this golf course. I shot this yesterday afternoon. The fire progressed overnight, and I was sure the golf course would be closed today. I was wrong.

You just can't get between a white man and his golf game. Back with food Tuesday. Not barbecue.