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The Stone Circle At Callanish - Autumn Equinox 2005 - Isle of Lewis

A full gale was blowing, and a sudden rain squall sent the few other visitors running for their cars...
Jean and I, in full foul weather gear, waterproof camera, and (most significantly) no car, stayed on.
The rain soon stopped.
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This bay (west of Callanish) connects with the North Atlantic NL2H2343.jpg Standing here, you are at the focus point... The sides of the stones away from the windswept, horizontal rain stayed dry!
NL2H2288.jpg NL2H2284.jpg Callanish Stone Circle on a windswept September day. NL2H2367.jpg
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The long 'runway' that differentiates Callanish from Brodgar and Stonehenge NL2H2305.jpg NL2H2313.jpg NL2H2324.jpg
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Dave Werner02-Nov-2005 15:56
Good question...
The color differences are due to the strong wind. The rain was horizontal from West to East, so the west sides of stones are wet and dark, while the east facing sides remained dry and have a silvery white color. The next to last image is a good example (Note also, the wind driven grass around the base).
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