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We report: later on, it starts pouring, but only after the sun has really finished setting. Our expert confirms it; the sun is below the horizon, and we are even a few paces into nautical twilight by the time any raindrops can be felt. We are completely taken by surprise.
Digital painting of a sunset scene in a hilly landscape: the sky is a gradient of blue to orange, with fuzzy, hazy clouds scattered over the dark hills. The clouds are orange high in the sky, grey above the horizon.

ALT Digital painting of a sunset scene in a hilly landscape: the sky is a gradient of blue to orange, with fuzzy, hazy clouds scattered over the dark hills. The clouds are orange high in the sky, grey above the horizon.

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We report: this morning, it is cold in a way that made us think we had forgotten how it felt to be cold. Our hands are as deep into our pockets as they will go, and we have already sneezed twice in a row. It is windy too, so we are tearing up. We do regret going out a little bit.
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We report: this is a kind of sky we see in autumn too. With the rain streaming down our face, and the sun in our eyes, we cannot even bring ourselves to put the hood of our jacket on. It feels like we should properly acknowledge our first rainbows of the season.
Digital painting of a rainy, dark grey sky with a double rainbow. The second rainbow is much fainter. There are autumn trees in the lower part of the frame.

ALT Digital painting of a rainy, dark grey sky with a double rainbow. The second rainbow is much fainter. There are autumn trees in the lower part of the frame.

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We report: it is a warm, but it does not feel at all like summer anymore. The mild wind is at times taken by sudden cold spots, and there really is that distinct autumn smell constantly in the air now. Our expert has begun collecting fallen leaves, their eyes fixed on the ground.
Digital painting of a blue sky, half-filled with a collection of tiny clouds, closely packed together. They have varying levels of opacity, different sizes, sometimes taking on wavy patterns instead. The light is warm.

ALT Digital painting of a blue sky, half-filled with a collection of tiny clouds, closely packed together. They have varying levels of opacity, different sizes, sometimes taking on wavy patterns instead. The light is warm.

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We report: from this far, we can tell these are gulls (since we can hear them as well), but we cannot tell what kind of gulls they are. We wonder if they are heading south, or if they are just arriving from up north to winter here. It is very humid tonight; we expect fog.
Digital painting of a sunset sky: it is pale blue, with a swathe of orange, pink and greyish purple clouds in the bottom third of the frame. There is also a row of cumulus there, crowned with a bit of pink. There is a flock of birds in the distance.

ALT Digital painting of a sunset sky: it is pale blue, with a swathe of orange, pink and greyish purple clouds in the bottom third of the frame. There is also a row of cumulus there, crowned with a bit of pink. There is a flock of birds in the distance.

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We report: as the sky is slowly clearing up at nightfall, dusk is dragging on over the hour (one step forward and two steps back). In the east, the sky is already completely dark, still wrapped up in clouds. It is difficult to tell, but it might also still be raining there.
Digital painting of a dusk sky: a gradient of dark to light blue, with rows of clouds spread out across the frame. Beneath the sky, a wet road in the countryside is reflecting the blue light. Headlights are lighting up part of the road the grass from outside the frame.

ALT Digital painting of a dusk sky: a gradient of dark to light blue, with rows of clouds spread out across the frame. Beneath the sky, a wet road in the countryside is reflecting the blue light. Headlights are lighting up part of the road the grass from outside the frame.

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We report: there was drizzle through the night, and the sky remained overcast through the morning after. It even got a little darker. We realised that the sun is now consistently low enough in the sky that, even at noon, it does not get as bright. Many leaves have fallen lately.
Digital painting of a cloudy sky above a countryside landscape. The clouds are dark, blue-grey. Two thin sun rays are beaming down from the middle of the frame, but overall, the landscape remains dark.

ALT Digital painting of a cloudy sky above a countryside landscape. The clouds are dark, blue-grey. Two thin sun rays are beaming down from the middle of the frame, but overall, the landscape remains dark.

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We report: there is a little bit too much to look at in the sky this afternoon. We try to focus on the expansion of a single cloud, but something else is always happening just to the side. The light is catching on every mountain and valley that exist in the clouds.
Digital painting of a seaside landscape, facing the coast: the sea is calm, the sky is blue, with a line of large, expanding clouds rising into the sky. Their edges are all white in the bright sunshine. There are more white clouds higher in the sky, not as defined and voluminous.

ALT Digital painting of a seaside landscape, facing the coast: the sea is calm, the sky is blue, with a line of large, expanding clouds rising into the sky. Their edges are all white in the bright sunshine. There are more white clouds higher in the sky, not as defined and voluminous.

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We report: we are here with our expert, watching a large flock of jackdaws scouring the fields in the east. They keep circling back to our spot. There are dozens of birds, their flight chaotic and unpredictable. We are here for a long time, so we get a bit of sunset colours too.
Digital painting of a partly cloudy twilight sky: the sky is a pale yellow, with long, scraggly, purple-grey clouds spread out across the frame. There is a little bit of bright pink on top of one of the clouds.

ALT Digital painting of a partly cloudy twilight sky: the sky is a pale yellow, with long, scraggly, purple-grey clouds spread out across the frame. There is a little bit of bright pink on top of one of the clouds.

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We report: it is the middle of the night, and we are alone in the street. When there are no cars, the rain is a murmur, minuscule drops that completely saturate the air. It makes the light sticky, rubbing onto the air and the asphalt. We do not quite recognise this part of town.
Digital painting of a street at night: the ground is damp, reflecting traffic lights and street lamps. There are trees in the distance, fading into the mist, and on both sides of the street as well. The sky is dark, opaque.

ALT Digital painting of a street at night: the ground is damp, reflecting traffic lights and street lamps. There are trees in the distance, fading into the mist, and on both sides of the street as well. The sky is dark, opaque.

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We report: we have been keeping an eye on the slow collapse of the sky. Our expert is comparing the state of each layer minute to minute, and there is a distinct bend in places where the weight is getting heavier. We do not know what we will do if it all ends up on the ground.
Digital painting of a dark grey, cloudy sky: there are ripples of different width and amplitude, deep, dark grooves, with a lighter sheen in some places. At the very bottom of the frame, there is a strip of white sky.

ALT Digital painting of a dark grey, cloudy sky: there are ripples of different width and amplitude, deep, dark grooves, with a lighter sheen in some places. At the very bottom of the frame, there is a strip of white sky.

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We report: in the past few days, we have come to the conclusion that our favourite pair of shoes is no longer waterproof. Upon close examination, we have noticed a gap between the midsole and the outsole of our left shoe. In the meantime, the clouds have kept on getting taller.
Digital painting of a bright, sunny blue sky, partly covered in large storm clouds. They are dark grey where they are shrouded in rain and shadows, and bright white where the sun hits them. One of the lighter clouds is wispy, rising high over the landscape. There are trees in the distance, and a series of sunlit roofs in the lower left corner of the frame.

ALT Digital painting of a bright, sunny blue sky, partly covered in large storm clouds. They are dark grey where they are shrouded in rain and shadows, and bright white where the sun hits them. One of the lighter clouds is wispy, rising high over the landscape. There are trees in the distance, and a series of sunlit roofs in the lower left corner of the frame.

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We report: after an afternoon of rain, and with the expectancy of a rainy night as well, the sun makes an appearance at sunset. Our expert has rolled down the car window, and it smells cold; the humidity is crisp instead of muggy. The light is warm in comparison.
Digital painting of a sunset sky, voluminous orange clouds with scraggly edges, dark purple in the shade, with yellow highlights. The sky behind them is a washed out blue. There are a few black birds scattered across the frame.

ALT Digital painting of a sunset sky, voluminous orange clouds with scraggly edges, dark purple in the shade, with yellow highlights. The sky behind them is a washed out blue. There are a few black birds scattered across the frame.

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We report: there are altostratus clouds keeping dawn at bay, and it feels darker down here for the specks of light we can see. We are expecting rain in the afternoon, but we think it might come early when we see the clouds still advancing, and we hear the wind rising.
Digital painting of a dark twilight sky: there is a thick blanket of dark blue clouds stretching out from the right-hand side of the frame, with a gap to the left-hand side. The sky showing through is pale, a bit of yellow light tinting the edges of the clouds.

ALT Digital painting of a dark twilight sky: there is a thick blanket of dark blue clouds stretching out from the right-hand side of the frame, with a gap to the left-hand side. The sky showing through is pale, a bit of yellow light tinting the edges of the clouds.

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We report: the clouds gathered at such a slow, measured pace that we only ended up noticing them from how dark it had become. We were examining the sphagnum moss in a puddle, and it gradually became more difficult to even see. Just like this, the rain started too.
Digital painting of a dark grey, cloudy sky over the moor. The sky is lighter just above the horizon. The moor is full of ferns, green, brown and yellow, bushes and a few small, bare trees.

ALT Digital painting of a dark grey, cloudy sky over the moor. The sky is lighter just above the horizon. The moor is full of ferns, green, brown and yellow, bushes and a few small, bare trees.

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We report: over the lake, cumulus are piling up in neat rows, along invisible streets created by the wind. The same wind is making ripples on the surface of the lake. There is a rhythm to the whole organisation, down to the movement of the shadows on the shore.
Digital painting of a partly cloudy sky over a lake: the lake is blue, with small waves on the surface. The sky is blue as well, with long clouds stacked against one another. The shore is green, woods over the hill, half in the shade, half in the sunshine.

ALT Digital painting of a partly cloudy sky over a lake: the lake is blue, with small waves on the surface. The sky is blue as well, with long clouds stacked against one another. The shore is green, woods over the hill, half in the shade, half in the sunshine.

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We report: this is rain far away, late, and somehow in the path of the sunshine this time as well. It is dry where we are (it feels humid, but under the threshold for precipitation), and we think the wind is pushing the situation away from us. Our eyes are stuck to the horizon.
Digital painting of a sunset sky: large grey-purple clouds are taking up most of the frame, with precipitation falling underneath, straight down the middle of the clouds. The sky is bright pink right where the rain is falling. There are a few other spots across the frame that are lit pale orange.

ALT Digital painting of a sunset sky: large grey-purple clouds are taking up most of the frame, with precipitation falling underneath, straight down the middle of the clouds. The sky is bright pink right where the rain is falling. There are a few other spots across the frame that are lit pale orange.

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We report: with the moon still over half-full, there is enough light for the silver cirrus to show in the night sky. They are almost clearer than they would be in daylight, wrapping around the stars. It is now getting a little too cold for us to keep the window open like this.
Digital painting of a partly cloudy night sky: some stars are scattered among wispy, grey clouds, layered over deep, dark blue.

ALT Digital painting of a partly cloudy night sky: some stars are scattered among wispy, grey clouds, layered over deep, dark blue.

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We report: it rains sporadically throughout the day, sometimes for an hour, sometimes a minute. We understand why looking at the clouds which are responsible for the precipitation; the rain does not look like it knows where it is going, even stopping mid-air here and there.
Digital painting of a complex sky, large rain clouds floating in a bright blue sky. The rain is visible beneath the clouds, wide arcs hit by the light in random patterns. There are more clouds in the distance, the same shades of white and grey.

ALT Digital painting of a complex sky, large rain clouds floating in a bright blue sky. The rain is visible beneath the clouds, wide arcs hit by the light in random patterns. There are more clouds in the distance, the same shades of white and grey.

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We report: we have noticed that, early in autumn days, we often find waves in the sky. A few days after spring tides, we think it is only right that they should be there. Our expert says this has to do with rapid changes in temperatures. We can see them move with the naked eye.
Digital painting of a bright blue sky: some long white clouds are spread out across the frame. There are small, distinct waves running over the clouds.

ALT Digital painting of a bright blue sky: some long white clouds are spread out across the frame. There are small, distinct waves running over the clouds.

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