tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391026052555134300.post1871456825687755372..comments2024-03-28T21:43:23.410-05:00Comments on Scratching to Escape: A Day of VirgaJesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15969361446367636746noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391026052555134300.post-52761989691067615692014-11-10T17:26:14.049-06:002014-11-10T17:26:14.049-06:00That made my imagination go into high gear. That&#...That made my imagination go into high gear. That's one of those experiences so unique, few realize the opportunity, or really understand what they're observing. You were lucky your dad was so interested in such things and willing to share. <br /><br />The best photo I've seen of virga has a huge hole in a deck of cumulostratus clouds, with the ice droplets falling in mass. From the photo, it appears the ice sublimated, which is another interesting phenomena. Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15969361446367636746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391026052555134300.post-35103929109333848472014-11-10T13:42:10.539-06:002014-11-10T13:42:10.539-06:00Virga is cool to watch. (My dad is a geologist who...Virga is cool to watch. (My dad is a geologist who also taught a class about climatic phenomena, so I learned about it early). <br /><br />I once had the experience here, during a drought, of seeing rain fall from the clouds and then evaporate about 12 feet above the ground....you could see the drops coming down and then they'd just be gone. It was the darnedest thing I ever saw - and standing on my front porch to watch it, at that.fillyjonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13016436113169230368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391026052555134300.post-32054122420899793502014-11-09T14:53:23.194-06:002014-11-09T14:53:23.194-06:00Hahahahaha. Brilliant. Hahahahaha. Brilliant. All Consuminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03089119991474852732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391026052555134300.post-39809859095213660002014-11-09T08:28:52.685-06:002014-11-09T08:28:52.685-06:00I really don't know what to write in response,...I really don't know what to write in response, except to add that "virga" translated from Latin is "staff", in English.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15969361446367636746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391026052555134300.post-63968931379939795872014-11-09T07:46:10.231-06:002014-11-09T07:46:10.231-06:00Good, I'm done laughing now and I can breathe ...Good, I'm done laughing now and I can breathe again.Ed Bonderenkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03724552853113809036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391026052555134300.post-45822185464992805012014-11-09T06:34:30.829-06:002014-11-09T06:34:30.829-06:00GOOD ONE ED!!! If these weather conditions last fo...GOOD ONE ED!!! If these weather conditions last for more than 4 hours, call a meteorologist immediately!DaBladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16160781062081889980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391026052555134300.post-37498856911563952652014-11-09T05:40:34.931-06:002014-11-09T05:40:34.931-06:00I thought it was a Day of Virgo. Since I am a Virg...I thought it was a Day of Virgo. Since I am a Virgo, I wondered what I missed. It seems we have lots of virga. Practical Parsimonyhttp://www.practical-parsimony.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391026052555134300.post-76877883040811554402014-11-09T04:47:17.542-06:002014-11-09T04:47:17.542-06:00Or virga evenOr virga evenAll Consuminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03089119991474852732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391026052555134300.post-31591884499438618382014-11-09T04:47:01.618-06:002014-11-09T04:47:01.618-06:00Hahahahaha.
On a more serious note - I liked this...Hahahahaha.<br /><br />On a more serious note - I liked this vignette very much, and you are correct that I had no idea what viga was. Lovely imagery.All Consuminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03089119991474852732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391026052555134300.post-38437178822362673602014-11-08T20:18:39.475-06:002014-11-08T20:18:39.475-06:00Man, I thought you wrote, a day of viagra.Man, I thought you wrote, a day of viagra.Ed Bonderenkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03724552853113809036noreply@blogger.com