Nothing clever this week, just a painting from one of the nicest parts of the country.
A weather map from one of our recent storms, with an area of low pressure sucking in swirling winds. The pressure difference that caused all the drama was less than the pressure of a small child’s footprint, but it covered an area larger than Ireland and so unleashed a huge amount of energy. Little changes go a long way when you’re dealing with something the size of the atmosphere.
Under Pressure
The Sky Road is a little loop of the Galway coast that we drove around on New Year’s Eve. The sea didn’t have waves, it had explosions. The sky didn’t have wind, it had WIND. The coastline could probably have been better described as a battle-line, and somewhere in the middle of it all were a few rocks. And on one of the rocks was a tower. And it wasn’t falling over.
T’would make one proud to be an engineer.
Sky Road
Landscape of the Giant’s Causeway or high magnification electron micrograph of the surface of a tooth? Without a scale bar it’d difficult to tell, but sure there’s only about 10,000,000 in the difference so let’s not worry about it.
The Giant’s Tooth
Any chance of a bit of snow? We’ve had everything else in the last week so I’m hoping for great things. Merry Christmas!
White Christmas?
I recently started a new job with Enbio, a small Irish company who make protective coatings for the European Space Agency. There may not be any dentistry involved but its certainly in keeping with the spirit of ART; using clean, simple techniques to make materials that can withstand whatever space can throw at them.
New Day
There’s nothing like a windy night to clear away all those dangerous piles of leaves…or at least move them around a bit. If you don’t know why leaves are dangerous, see last week’s “Reserves“.
Mine Sweeper
Leaves are the single greatest threat to cyclists in Ireland; as slippery as ice, far more common, and always sneakily piling up in the corner of the road. Even now, after weeks of sliding around the city, the tree outside still has a few held back to throw at me. On the plus side, they look quite nice.
Reserves
Continuing the tour of Dublin’s coast, this week its Dun Laoghaire harbour. Memories of a summer evening to brighten up a winter morning!
Dun Laoghaire Harbour
Dublin’s iconic smokestacks and the windswept shores of Sandymount strand make for a great escape from the city streets.