Overcast

[owlmoose]

If you saw any pictures of weird, orange or red skies out of the US West Coast yesterday, I'm here to assure you that they were not filtered or exaggerated in any way.

This was the view up through my skylight at noon yesterday, September 9th.

It lightened up a bit in the afternoon, but it was never any brighter inside than late twilight, and it was surreal and weird and I hated it.

This morning, things look much more normal. The light is pretty yellowish, but at least it's enough to see by. I'd compare it to just before a heavy storm -- not bright, but I don't feel the need to turn on all the lights. The tradeoff is that air quality is notably worse, but frankly I will take it. My brain has a model for dealing with this. It can't quite cope with a day where the sun never rose.

Comments

[susanreads]

That's not overcast. Overcast is the kind of weather I like, when you can't quite see your shadow and I don't have to worry about the sun getting in my eyes. That's an opaque sky, which is another state of atmosphere entirely. (Also, bloody hell!)