I went to the mall yesterday, and as I approached Waterbury, where the mall is located, I couldn't believe how hazy the sky had become. It was a relatively cool day, and the haze that hung around the hills made it look like a scorcher of a day. When I got out of my car in the mall parking lot, I could smell burning wood and I thought to myself, "Ah, there must be a brushfire somehwere nearby." Little did I know that the fire wasn't "nearby" - it was in Canada!