Comment by Lisa Fortin Jackson on February 15, 2014 at 2:15pm

Lovely shot, Joe.  One of my favorites of yours.

Comment by Gerry Regan on February 15, 2014 at 10:15pm

Joe, did you ever hear of Michael Flannery, a Tipp man and IRA soldier during the Civil War?

Comment by Joe Ormonde on February 16, 2014 at 4:38am

Thank you Lisa,....think this was the one hanging on the wall behind you in the "sibin",...during Cormac's interview.

Comment by Joe Ormonde on February 16, 2014 at 4:40am

Gerry,...I sure did,...he was one of the main men during the fight for freedom,...if my memory serves me, he lived in New York,...and died sometime in the 90's...

Founding Member Comment by Nollaig 2016 on March 23, 2014 at 2:08am

Today is World Meteorological Day  Joe and I think your pic represents the best of Irish weather.  'Irish Mist'.  Slainte.

Comment by Joe Ormonde on March 23, 2014 at 5:01am

Belinda,..I think that you are spot on there,..we get a lot of misty and foggy days here,..thanks for the thought ..

Founding Member Comment by Nollaig 2016 on March 23, 2014 at 8:45am

It has been hypothesized that increasing the amounts of particulates in the atmosphere through human activities may lead to a suppression of drizzle. According to this hypothesis, because drizzle can be an effective means of removing moisture from a cloud, its suppression could help to increase the thickness, coverage, and longevity of marine stratocumulus clouds. This would lead to increased cloud albedo on the regional to global scale, and a cooling effect on the atmosphere. Estimates using complex global climate models suggest that this effect may be partially masking the effects of greenhouse gas increases on the global surface temperature. However, it is not clear that the representation of the chemical and physical processes needed to accurately simulate the interaction between aerosols, clouds, and drizzle in our current climate models is sufficient to fully understand the global impacts of changes in particulates http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drizzle  

Founding Member Comment by Nollaig 2016 on March 23, 2014 at 9:10am

Are aerosols reducing coastal drizzle and increasing cloud cover?

Comment by Joe Ormonde on March 24, 2014 at 8:13am

Belinda,...I have to say, you have raised a very interesting and extremely detailed analysis of the causes of such weather patterns,..and I thank you,... I will have to post some more cloud and fog images which may support your theories. 

Founding Member Comment by Nollaig 2016 on March 24, 2014 at 9:10am

Looking forward to them Joe :)

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