Comments on: Cloud Track… http://thesingingbirdblog.com/2007/07/08/cloud-track/ tweet, tweet Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:39:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Millicent http://thesingingbirdblog.com/2007/07/08/cloud-track/#comment-5205 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 06:13:30 +0000 http://thesingingbirdblog.com/2007/07/08/cloud-track/#comment-5205 While I don't generally mess with Mother Nature, I wish I could send you a few of our raindrops. It has been raining in Ireland for at least 3 weeks straight (the locals claim 6 weeks but you know how we tend to exaggerate these things). Grey, heavy, trudging, somewhat oppressive, and downright depressing if you really let it get to you. Truth be told though, I prefer this over heat. Heat is scary and it burns. I'm looking forward to your description of the metallic smell in the air. That's always my favorite part of the monsoon. I always thought it smelled like wet concrete. I think you'll get rain...on Friday the 13th. While I don’t generally mess with Mother Nature, I wish I could send you a few of our raindrops. It has been raining in Ireland for at least 3 weeks straight (the locals claim 6 weeks but you know how we tend to exaggerate these things). Grey, heavy, trudging, somewhat oppressive, and downright depressing if you really let it get to you. Truth be told though, I prefer this over heat. Heat is scary and it burns.

I’m looking forward to your description of the metallic smell in the air. That’s always my favorite part of the monsoon. I always thought it smelled like wet concrete. I think you’ll get rain…on Friday the 13th.

]]> by: Julie http://thesingingbirdblog.com/2007/07/08/cloud-track/#comment-5170 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 06:08:19 +0000 http://thesingingbirdblog.com/2007/07/08/cloud-track/#comment-5170 My late husband used to laugh at the weather obsession I developed as soon as we moved to Arizona (to Wilhoit, on the <i>dry</i> side of the Prietas.) I would actually get angry after several weeks of storms over both the Crown King area and the northeast side of Weaver Peak and <i>none</i> for us! And when we moved into the big town, I watched the clouds build over the Bradshaws & hoped/hoped/hoped they would spill our way. Now it is hourly check-ins with Flagstaff radar! My late husband used to laugh at the weather obsession I developed as soon as we moved to Arizona (to Wilhoit, on the dry side of the Prietas.) I would actually get angry after several weeks of storms over both the Crown King area and the northeast side of Weaver Peak and none for us! And when we moved into the big town, I watched the clouds build over the Bradshaws & hoped/hoped/hoped they would spill our way. Now it is hourly check-ins with Flagstaff radar!

]]> by: Maia http://thesingingbirdblog.com/2007/07/08/cloud-track/#comment-5151 Mon, 09 Jul 2007 23:27:35 +0000 http://thesingingbirdblog.com/2007/07/08/cloud-track/#comment-5151 Since it rained non stop here for the past week - and now it's bone dry - I'll get wild and say the 10th - since the rain that was here and now it's gone - and it has to go somewhere, right? Since it rained non stop here for the past week - and now it’s bone dry - I’ll get wild and say the 10th - since the rain that was here and now it’s gone - and it has to go somewhere, right?

]]> by: Carolyn http://thesingingbirdblog.com/2007/07/08/cloud-track/#comment-5138 Mon, 09 Jul 2007 10:44:22 +0000 http://thesingingbirdblog.com/2007/07/08/cloud-track/#comment-5138 Umm...the 12th sounds good to me. It is pouring buckets here this morning, btw. Umm…the 12th sounds good to me. It is pouring buckets here this morning, btw.

]]> by: OmegaMom http://thesingingbirdblog.com/2007/07/08/cloud-track/#comment-5135 Mon, 09 Jul 2007 04:28:45 +0000 http://thesingingbirdblog.com/2007/07/08/cloud-track/#comment-5135 Different ways to judge the arrival of monsoon: the Southwest Fire Coordination Center's fire weather page says that monsoon arrives in the southwest after two consecutive days where the relative humidity does not drop below 20%...Alas, even with the rains we've been having, our RH has dipped below 20%, so we are not officially monsoon-y. But boy-oh-boy-oh, there was a whopper of a storm off to the east. Hugeous. Different ways to judge the arrival of monsoon: the Southwest Fire Coordination Center’s fire weather page says that monsoon arrives in the southwest after two consecutive days where the relative humidity does not drop below 20%…Alas, even with the rains we’ve been having, our RH has dipped below 20%, so we are not officially monsoon-y.

But boy-oh-boy-oh, there was a whopper of a storm off to the east. Hugeous.

]]> by: walternatives http://thesingingbirdblog.com/2007/07/08/cloud-track/#comment-5132 Mon, 09 Jul 2007 02:26:42 +0000 http://thesingingbirdblog.com/2007/07/08/cloud-track/#comment-5132 I'll take the 11th, too, as it's our 11th anniversary. I’ll take the 11th, too, as it’s our 11th anniversary.

]]> by: christie http://thesingingbirdblog.com/2007/07/08/cloud-track/#comment-5129 Mon, 09 Jul 2007 01:27:28 +0000 http://thesingingbirdblog.com/2007/07/08/cloud-track/#comment-5129 NO, its going to be the 11th. It rained here today! Yahoooooo! Great big fat ploppy drops! NO, its going to be the 11th. It rained here today! Yahoooooo! Great big fat ploppy drops!

]]> by: Cavatica http://thesingingbirdblog.com/2007/07/08/cloud-track/#comment-5128 Mon, 09 Jul 2007 00:53:00 +0000 http://thesingingbirdblog.com/2007/07/08/cloud-track/#comment-5128 Wow. I never expected to be so fascinated by a monsoon rolling in! Keep the pictures coming! Wow. I never expected to be so fascinated by a monsoon rolling in! Keep the pictures coming!

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