Howdy from Still-At-Home Land! Things in the wider world are fraught and disturbing, and closer to home, San Diego County has its first wildfire of the season, which broke out southeast of Alpine during a pretty gnarly heat wave. We’re fortunate enough to be nowhere near it, and the marine layer has been protecting us from the ash and smoke high in the atmosphere, so the Long Low Ladies and I have been able to continue our lengthy evening rambles, the orange cast of the sunlight notwithstand...