Wednesday September 23rd, 2009. Posted by Alex:

Red desert dust sky

6.05 am – I ask myself why the light that filters in is red. I get up and see that the sky is red. I have the presence of mind to take a picture:

6:05 am

6:05 am

By 7.40 there is more light, but very yellow:

7:40

7:40

At 8.00 am the back lane still looks like this:

8:00

8:00

For comparison, here is the yard in more normal light:

A while ago

A while ago

According to the paper, “If it were possible to scrape the film of dust coating outdoor surfaces across Sydney together into a heap, it would probably weigh something like 1000 tonnes”. The SMH has some fascinating pictures

No other comment – it’s just strange.

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