The Desolation of Smog

 "Fair is foul, and foul is fair.  Hover through the fog and filthy air."

-William Shakespeare, Macbeth

After a brief respite, we're back to having terrible air quality again.  Different animals have different levels of susceptibility to the fallout from the Canadian wildfires.  Different staff and visitors do, too.  T  I'm trying to minimize the amount of time that I'm spending outside, especially the amount of time engaging in physical activity that might make me breathe harder.  Likewise, if animals have to be outside, it's best to minimize their activity.  Or, better yet, let them park their furry or feathery butts inside and wait out the worst of it.

he summer is seldom my favorite time to visit the zoo anyway - heat, humidity, crowds - so we can just add this to the list as well.  Hopefully, this is just an exceptionally unpleasant summer, rather than a hallmark of all future summers to come.