Fretting at corners under an eerie orange sky

Fretting at corners under an eerie orange sky

by JAMES MATTHEWS When the sky changes, people and birds and every other animal become wary that something’s happening. Portents in the sky have been referenced in works from Homer to medieval legends, folklore across time and geography, Shakespeare, instances in various books in the Bible, to modern literature and music and film. Red sky at night, a sailor’s delight. Red sky at morning, sailors take warning. The orange weirdness over Ontario la…