September 2020
September 2nd
We report: with the arrival of the meteorological autumn in the northern hemisphere, the Sun has decided to take a little break.
September 1st
We report a wind speed of 6 knots, with gusts of 8 knots, a wind direction of 200°, 15% of high-level clouds, 65% of mid-level clouds, and 25% of low-level clouds. You can rest easy.
September 4th
We report strong winds and a few raindrops today; the temperature is still high enough that the drafts feel gentle and welcome. The hills have gotten greener over the past weeks.
September 3rd
We report: visibility at the horizon was quite mediocre tonight, but it didn't matter much considering the pretty colours above it. Pretty colours will distract most people from a lot of things.
September 5th
We report that our expert insisted on waiting to catch the sunset, and so we did, but they caught a cold as well in the process. Feel better soon, dear expert.
September 7th
We report steam devils rising up from the river in the early morning, touching the light as they evaporate.
September 6th
We report that the aurora season is just starting to pick up, electricity-charged solar particles acting on atomic oxygen to produce greenish-yellow arcs of light in the atmosphere.
September 11th
We report humidity dropping down during the night; a cold blanket is wrapping around our shoulders, piercing through clothes, and bringing the smell of the earth in the air.
September 8th
We report: today, the sky opened up to reveal a variety of cirrus. The air was crisp and some amounts of cold crept up throughout the day, but it turned out to be invigorating instead of chilling.
September 9th
We report that it never even rained, this day. We stood around contemplating the possibility of rain, of a storm even, maybe; in the end, we concluded that the light can make shadows look darker than they are.
September 21st
We report that today, the clouds looked as though they were lit from within, cradling stars in their arms and catching fire on their edges.
September 10th
We report that the cruelty of sunrises resides halfway between their ephemeral nature, and the fact that one often has to get on with their day instead of looking at them. We propose that we should watch this one together.
September 12th
We report blatant evidence of speeding on the sky highway. Our expert says the culprits are long gone, but we will be ready for them next time.
September 13th
We report a pack of cirrus uncinus migrating as Autumn approaches.
September 14th
We report that, sometimes, the day is busy and unforgiving in a way that doesn't let us look up, but there is always a moment when we can stick our head through the window before the light completely vanishes.
September 15th
We report stratus translucidus along with the arrival of a high-pressure anticyclone. Perhaps the two events are linked; perhaps they are not, who knows? We would ask our expert but they are passed out on the couch.
September 16th
We report: we stand on a comfortable spot, down here, to watch clouds, which we are not about to leave as we are aware of the tumultuous circumstances at work in such floating monuments up there.
September 17th
We report the formation of a thick field of cirrus fibratus, indicating a big spike of moisture in the higher part of the atmosphere. We observed these occurrences after staring too long too close to the Sun, and so we shall look away now.
September 18th
We report clouds on top of clouds on top of clouds, and maybe there were other clouds on top of those clouds, we have not been able to go further up, but we will assume that it is a possibility.
September 19th
We report: the stars had been hidden behind clouds for many nights, and seeing them again feels like greeting old friends. Even though we have never met these giant balls of gas. And even though we might not have chemistry with them. It does not matter.
September 20th
We report our first murmuration of the season; the gathering was tentative, but there will be many more over the next months. Our expert, who holds a grudge against birds, will make sure to stay home when they happen.
September 22nd
We report: swept away and frozen mid-air by the chilly wind, the rain never made it to the ground and dissipated in large gusts, strewn this and that way; the travel will last longer than expected, and the water will remember how it felt to be scattered in the air.
September 23rd
We report that our expert woke us up very early this morning in order to catch this sight. We would really love to say it was not worth it, but it was terribly worth it, and we are no liar.
September 24th
We report that we woke up our expert in the middle of the night to catch sight of these sprites. Revenge was sweet, but not as sweet as the spectacle of these very impressive electrical discharges in the distance.
September 25th
We report that something must have happened here, but as we were not present to see it, we can only speculate. Surely it is a good omen.
September 26th
We report that we only just noticed that the colours on a secondary rainbow are inside-out. We could call it a minor revelation, but it feels Earth-shattering, to be truthful.
September 27th
We report several layers of clouds traveling at different speeds, making it difficult for us to tell which is going in which direction. In fact, it is making us a bit dizzy, right now.
September 28th
We report: in the few days before and after the equinox, it gets easier to notice the Sun starting to stick closer and closer to the horizon throughout the day.
September 29th
We report: today, the Moon is 92% visible, it snowed in some places (they will remain unknown). In those places, the wind is dry and the air smells icy.
September 30th
We report long strands of ice stretching out across the sky. Cirrus spissatus never disappoint.