I imagine you heard, as I did, about the dust cloud which blanketed Sydney in red a week ago? The pictures on the
Age and
Australian websites were different colors, so I suspected the deeper reds of the
Age had been doctored. But then my sister sent me these pictures, taken from the car as she and her family were on holiday in Broken Hill.
Dust had been blowing since morning, she tells me,
but light was fine, and the sun was covered by a tan sky. Then at 3:52pm, it suddenly went 
pitch black, only lightening up towards red about 20 minutes later, then another 15 minutes later into gold.
It went back to red a few more 
times that afternoon and evening with the winds raging. Fine, red sand made itself onto all the window ledges of our cabin and under the door. 
Apparently it was the most extended blackout in forty years. (For the true colors - blood red and gold - click the pics: blogger sometimes
dulls colors.) I've heard about such duststorms - well, read about them - but now I feel like I've seen one.
Dust had been blowing since morning, she tells me, but light was fine, and the sun was covered by a tan sky. Then at 3:52pm, it suddenly went 
pitch black, only lightening up towards red about 20 minutes later, then another 15 minutes later into gold. It went back to red a few more 
times that afternoon and evening with the winds raging. Fine, red sand made itself onto all the window ledges of our cabin and under the door. 
Apparently it was the most extended blackout in forty years. (For the true colors - blood red and gold - click the pics: blogger sometimes 
dulls colors.) I've heard about such duststorms - well, read about them - but now I feel like I've seen one.