Woke to violent aeolian shrieks this morning and quickly set up the machine. Topmost is the first drawing of the day, with WNW gusts peaking at 38.9 km/h during the 85 minute exposure. Completed just before an unexpected evening storm, the lower drawing is the last of the day, exposed for 240 minutes with westerly gusts pushing 42 km/h.
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Updated: Aug 7
Last week I rediscovered a trove of rusted and corroded paraphernalia, likely unearthed during a past metal-detecting expedition. Hoping to extract some of the richly coloured deterioration for dyeing, I secured a square of cotton fabric around a small, rusted metal panel. I then placed the bundle in a jar of water, salt and vinegar, leaving the concoction out in the sun and shaking occasionally to stir up the bed of loose earth and rust accumulating on the bottom of the jar.
After a few days, I fished the bundle out of the jar (with gloves on) and rinsed it in the rain. Unravelled, the fabric exhibited bold markings mapping the deteriorating metal surface on the bare cotton.
Updated: Nov 24, 2020
Woke up this morning to several alerts on my phone: "DAMAGING WINDS - winds may average 60 to 70 km/h with peak gusts in excess of 90 km/h". The subsequent recordings reflect today's conditions from 9 am through till about 3:30 pm, after which the erratic NNW to W gusts started to ease.
