This is never a really good sign at the lake especially when there is a severe forest fire hazard and all burning is restricted.
We had been outside from about 7-9pm and had walked up the road and out to the point on the trail I’ve been working on and enjoyed watching the sun go down. I’d taken a few photos, watched a beaver swim around the point and then we headed back to the cottage on the east side of the trail. We’d just settled in to watch a movie when I noticed a strong smoke smell. Not the fireplace kind of smell, but something much bigger. We had a look around but couldn’t see anything. The wind from the west had picked up and I guess smoke from one of the may forest fires had blown in. A couple of hours later, it was like nothing had ever happened.
Experiences like this makes me think about what might have been and appreciate my surroundings even more.