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telophase ([personal profile] telophase) wrote2009-04-09 04:12 pm

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Dust storm. Everything sepia.

[identity profile] yhlee.livejournal.com 2009-04-09 09:23 pm (UTC)(link)
I remember in Korea we'd get dust storms from China, and for a surreal week of the year, the sky would be this dusky mauve. It was fantastic. Of course, anything left outside developed a patina of dust, too, but I didn't care.

[identity profile] riofriotex.livejournal.com 2009-04-09 10:21 pm (UTC)(link)
oooh, I haven't been outside since I got to work this morning, and my office is on the lower level...I need to get out of the building and see!

[identity profile] telophase.livejournal.com 2009-04-09 10:37 pm (UTC)(link)
It's now dust storm and smoke, as there are lots of brushfires going.

[identity profile] cerusee.livejournal.com 2009-04-10 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
Quick! Go out and take photos of people dressed in vintage clothing!

[identity profile] rushthatspeaks.livejournal.com 2009-04-10 12:55 am (UTC)(link)
Does this happen often, she asks with some trepidation?

[identity profile] telophase.livejournal.com 2009-04-10 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
Nope. Only when the weather conditions are right - exceptionally dry (6-7% humidity, which Just Never Happens), high winds as a low is sweeping through. Today it's joined by wildfires as we had a freeze a couple of nights ago that killed a bunch of vegetation, so it's tinder and kindling.

It's also more common in North Texas than Central, as it's dryer up here. :)