Just that day, there was light outside the following day. We sheltered inside the house and brought the animals in, there was concern about the ash getting into

Just that day, there was light outside the following day. We sheltered inside the house and brought the animals in, there was concern about the ash getting into lungs. I'm not sure there was anywhere else we could have gone. We also didn't know how much would fall. The ash was very fine and got into everything. Rain fixed that problem but turns the ash into a material with the consistency of wet cement, which created other unanticipated problems. ProTip: shovel the ash off your roof before it rains!