Vermilion Sands
An occasional journal
Cloud of the Day: Altostratus and Cumulus fractus
Apr 19th 2013
Leviathan (or a shopping basket)
Admin1 is watching A Very Peculiar Practice. Admin2 is reading Mysterium by Robert Charles Wilson
Cloud of the Day: Velum
Apr 18th 2013
The sun has got his hat on and the clouds are wearing a scarf.
Admin2 is reading Humpty Dumpty in Oakland by Philip K Dick. Admin1 is reading The Restoration Game by Ken MacLeod and A Pretty Mouth by Molly Tanzer
Weather of the Day: April showers
Apr 13th 2013
Admins 1 and 2 have been watching Looper and Admin1 is reading British Summertime by Paul Cornell
Weather of the Day: Mist
Apr 12th 2013
Admin1 is reading Whole Wide World by Paul McAuley. Admin2 has been reading First Novel by Nicholas Royle and is now reading The Greatest Show on Earth by Richard Dawkins. We’re watching more grim Nordic crime: Unit One, series 1.
Cloud of the Day: High Cirrus
Apr 7th 2013
Admin1 is reading Empire State by Adam Christopher. Admin2 is reading The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards
Cloud of the Day: Cumulus humilis
Apr 3rd 2013
Admin1 is reading The Curve of the Earth by Simon Morden
Cloud of the Day: Cumulus fractus
Mar 31st 2013
Easter bunny
Admin2 is reading Winter in Madrid by CJ Sansom
Cloud of the Day: Cumulonimbus
Mar 29th 2013
Even so, no rain, no snow and our sunniest day for ages. Admins 1 and 2 have been watching Spiral Series 4 and Admin1 watched The Day after Tomorrow today
Cloud of the Day: Stratocumulus
Mar 27th 2013
Coldest March for 50 years. Admin1 is reading Leviathan Wakes by James SA Corey
Weather of the Day: Thawing
Mar 24th 2013
Admin1 is reading Dominion by CJ Sansom. Admin2 is reading Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver.
Weather of the Day: Snowing, blowing, streetlamp glowing
Mar 22nd 2013
Admin1 is reading The Mirage by Matt Ruff. Admin2 is reading Care of Wooden Floors by Will Wiles.
Clouds of the Day: Cumulus and Cirrocumulus
Mar 19th 2013
Admin1 is reading Distress by Greg Egan. Admin2 is reading Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
Cloud of the Day: Iridescent cumulus
Mar 14th 2013
Hiding our view of the crescent moon and comet PANSTARRS
Admin1 is reading Permutation City by Greg Egan and Explorer by James Smythe. Admin2 is reading Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami