“it’s like breathing corn syrup through a straw”
LOL...good description and I know what you mean!
When I lived in Missouri, the sky was usually a pale, hazy whitish color. Nothing like the spectacular skies in the west.
No kidding. I can always tell when a movie was filmed in New Mexico by the skies.
I loved working at the range, it was a square mile of undeveloped high desert. Tons of wildlife, and history. And birds! Hawks, falcons, jays, pinion jays, western bluebirds, hummingbirds, owls, turkeys, sandhill cranes, crows, and the biggest most amazing ravens.