Vermilion Sands
An occasional journal
Phenomenom of the Day: Vibrating phone wire
Jan 23rd 2013
There have been occasional reports of a lone icy cable incomprehensibly oscillating on a snowy day. Admin1 observed one such from the roof at his work, and yesterday we saw the same thing outside our house. Despite all the strobing on the video, only one cable is wobbling: the second one from the top. It trembled for at least twelve hours and only stopped when the snow melted. It is anchored to the same building as the static one above, about 30cm lower down, and does not pass over any heat sources. There was no wind, and the birds singing in the background were not sitting on it.
The videos offered at the end share the honour of being derived from a file called MVI5177…
Weather of the Day: Sunny side up
Jan 23rd 2013
Sunrise on a misty, snowy morning. The small dot is a bird, not a sunspot.
Cloud of the Day: Nimbostratus
Jan 2nd 2013
Last year in solar panel land shows the effect of the miserable rainy summer on what should have been a bell-shaped curve. It also shows that it was well worth doing
Halo, halo, halo
Dec 8th 2012
On the way to the shops, admin2 saw a halo
She texted admin1 who, judging by the clouds, must have photographed it at about the same time
On the way home, the halo had gone but a sundog persisted. Hooray for Cirrus!
