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« on: June 11, 2011, 11:19:27 PM » |
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This forum has been an icicle for months. I thought I would make it a sunrise.  Excerpt from a larger article at the Library of Congress website... http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/weather-sailor.htmlRed sky at night, sailors delight. When we see a red sky at night, this means that the setting sun is sending its light through a high concentration of dust particles. This usually indicates high pressure and stable air coming in from the west. Basically good weather will follow. Red sky in morning, sailor’s warning. A red sunrise reflects the dust particles of a system that has just passed from the west. This indicates that a storm system may be moving to the east. If the morning sky is a deep fiery red, it means a high water content in the atmosphere. So, rain is on its way. |
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 Facit solem suum oriri super bonos et malos et pluit super iustos et iniustos.Springtime in Seattle... March comes in like a lion and out like a wet lion. |
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Farmtalk
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« Reply #1 on: June 11, 2011, 11:22:11 PM » |
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I'm gonna start finding folklores to write on here.
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Downlinerz2
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« Reply #2 on: June 11, 2011, 11:27:12 PM » |
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Unless their is a wildfire burning nearby at the time!    Mark |
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xykotik
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« Reply #3 on: June 11, 2011, 11:36:57 PM » |
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Yeah, I hate those nautical wildfires.
The LOC article is a good one. It gives citations from Shakespeare and The Bible referring to the lore.
I'm suddenly thinking of Hemmingway's "The Old Man and the Sea" for some reason. I recommend it to James and the other youngins. It's a short book.
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Facit solem suum oriri super bonos et malos et pluit super iustos et iniustos.Springtime in Seattle... March comes in like a lion and out like a wet lion.
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« Reply #4 on: June 11, 2011, 11:43:44 PM » |
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I was looking at it as we do here on the shore of Lake Erie. We look for the "red sky" from on-shore to see what is in store.
Mark
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« Reply #5 on: June 11, 2011, 11:46:46 PM » |
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Here is a variant on your folklore:
•Evening red and morning gray will set the traveler on his way/But evening gray and morning red will bring down rain upon his head
this one is for land-lovers.
Mark
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Farmtalk
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« Reply #6 on: June 24, 2011, 05:27:06 PM » |
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Nice! I havent heard that one! I am amazed at how accurate folklore can be! |
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hobobuster
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« Reply #7 on: October 22, 2011, 09:29:18 PM » |
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Love The Old Man and the Sea. One of my favorites.
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« Reply #8 on: October 23, 2011, 06:16:28 PM » |
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Talking about the story? Never read it, but I hear it is very good.
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« Reply #9 on: October 23, 2011, 06:32:11 PM » |
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Yeah, Hemmingway is one of my favorites.
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« Reply #10 on: October 23, 2011, 06:50:04 PM » |
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Not trying to get off topic, but is it a difficult read? I might try it soon
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« Reply #11 on: October 23, 2011, 07:39:16 PM » |
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Not really, I had a bit of a lapse at first, trying to get into it, but once I really put myself in the shoes of the fisherman, it changed the whole perspective, and I couldn't put it down. It is very short, but still a page-turner |
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« Reply #12 on: October 23, 2011, 07:48:41 PM » |
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Ok! I might check that out!!! |
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