Wednesday, August 08, 2012

Sunset Aug 06 2012 02a

Sunset Aug 06 2012 02a by VancouverDoug
Sunset Aug 06 2012 02a, a photo by VancouverDoug on Flickr.

A mackerel or buttermilk or altocumulus sky is often the precursor of either dry weather for the next few days ("Mackerel in the sky - three days dry") or, as this particular sunset portended, rain-showers and thunderstorms ("Mare's tails and mackerel scales make tall ships carry low sails" - i.e. run slow and steady in the inclement weather that's around the corner). The day following this sunset Vancouver was treated to its best thunderstorm so far that year. The day following, August 8th, was overcast but cleared late in the day for yet another glorious west coast sunset. Sunsets that never, ever, get old.

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