Polluted Air Deflates Outdoors Enthusiast

Waking early, I watched the sun rise on a clear, beautiful holiday morning at my small house just off the ocean. What a day to get out for early gardening!

With a rake poised for vigorous work, I suddenly stopped and took a deep breath. It couldn’t be, but, yes, it was--air pollution. That man-made stuff the medical profession says is life-threatening for humans to breathe.

So what is God--or whatever gods there may be--doing? Laughing at the human race? I don’t know. Even my breakfast cup of coffee didn’t make me feel better.

LOUISE O. STAFFORD, Carpinteria