Fa – the Green Dragon

A Place for the Odd Musings of an Expat Bristolian

Category Archives: weather


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Obscure words explained 37. – pluviophile

PLUVIOPHILE

Enjoys rainy days

Arm chair, warm fire, herbal tea

Curled-up cosiness


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Obscure words explained 18. – petrichor

PETRICHOR

Pleasant smell of rain

fallen after a dry spell

Nature’s special scent


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Obscure words explained 3. – isobar

ISOBAR

A weather map line

between barometric points

of equal value


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Obscure words explained 7. – weathervane

WEATHERVANE

Indicates the wind

Atlantic gales or light breeze

and from whence it comes

 


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Looking out the window

Blue skies are nice

but tend to be quite boring

Clouds give great contrast


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Storm in the valley

Raining cats and dogs

Lightning flashes in my sleep

Thunder overhead