A strong windstorm a few nights ago shook down avocados I didn’t even know were growing. None is edible at this size. Fully grown, they easily represent 15-20 kilograms of paltas we won’t be having this year.
15-20 kilos
Tag: weather
No play today…
…for a couple of reasons.
Actually yesterday—incredibly dreary all day. Contrast with today: brisk and blindingly bright.
This afternoon
Unofficially, it’s officially summer
30°C / 86°F @ 6:00 PM
BTW, my favorite little temperature trick (I didn’t invent it):
10°C = 50°F. For every 5°C change from 10°, add or subtract 9°F:
0°C = 32°F
5°C = 41°F
10°C = 50°F
15°C = 59°F
20°C = 68°F
25°C = 77°F
30°C = 86°F
35°C = 95°F
No, it’s not entirely simple, but it helps 😉
Yuck.
Can’t grade the tosca (“dirt” ) roads until they dry out. Meanwhile, a challenge to drive. Or walk. Unless you’re a dog.
Hail!
Not a common occurrence in coastal Uruguay! This was a few days ago. I abruptly stopped shooting in order to turn the glass table on its side, because….
Frosty!
Thermometer’s in our back yard, with lemon and orange trees, where it never freezes, but was 2°C this morning…pretty close, and same as two days in June. First frost in a month. Strange thing is the sky is not perfectly clear, as it always seems to be on mornings with frost. Some light, wispy clouds.
Hot.
Hot today. This in the shade in our back yard.
Very few people on the beach midday (considerably more at 6 PM when I drove by again). Except for the utter lack of waves, the river that doesn’t flow* looked like an ocean with that extremely rare blue hue today.
*for the locals, the estuary of the Rio de la Plata is a river. Don’t even try…it’s non-negotiable.
Beach on unusual Christmas eve
Christmas eve, southern hemisphere — usually a scorcher here. This year, not quite. By a long shot, in fact.
That day when…
…everything flash froze (-17.78°C), but just for a little bit.
Funny how I don’t remember it.