Monday, March 19
Cool puddle, dirty dog.
Another picture from Southfarm, imagine that. Notice the parallel lines on the banks of the puddle. I'm pretty sure how those got there. Anyone have any guesses? Oh, and there's some goofy dog in the picture too. Things are getting green and quite nice down here. Only a few more weeks before it gets too hot though I suppose...
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
4 comments:
Those rings are so you can age the soil, each ring represents a year. Like rings on a tree, a whales tooth. Why everybody knows that.
Zephrs looking pretty happy and muddy, how ya going to deal with that. Glad you are back I can give you advice and teach you things
The old man
Nope. At other times the banks are completely smooth...
Heard you guys went for a sail this weekend. How was it?
So here's my take on the rings for the curious among you...
Observations:
1) the rings are concentric and level (parallel to the water surface)
2) they're evenly spaced
3) each one slopes down, then there's a vertical drop
4) it hasn't rained in a while
My interpretation:
During the day, while the sun's out, the water level slowly lowers, as little waves from the wind erode the ramped part of the surface. At night, when the sun's not out, the water level stays constant (not dropping), and it's just as windy if not more so. So at night the erosion works on one level only, producing the vertical part, which is really the ring you see. Ignoring the bad grammar, I think that's what happened to produce the rings...
Will
Not much sailing, we have to address the surveyors findings. A weird electrical issue. Then we get to go after we get back from harassing you in mississippi. Want to see those rings in person.
And if you want to come to Washington and hang on the boat, let us know. Lots of chores you could do.
Hope all is well,
The old man
Post a Comment