{"id":9258,"date":"2021-02-06T13:04:25","date_gmt":"2021-02-06T13:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=9258"},"modified":"2021-02-06T13:04:27","modified_gmt":"2021-02-06T13:04:27","slug":"sandstorm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=9258","title":{"rendered":"Sandstorm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A southerly wind called the Sirocco is blowing. It comes all the way from the Sahara desert, and it brings sand. Ali got this pic this morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"874\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/img_2858.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/img_2858.jpg 874w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/img_2858-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/img_2858-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/img_2858-445x300.jpg 445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 874px) 100vw, 874px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s the same all over the Alps. This is Verbier in western Switzerland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1531\" height=\"1003\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/img_2861.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/img_2861.jpg 1531w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/img_2861-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/img_2861-1024x671.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/img_2861-768x503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/img_2861-458x300.jpg 458w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1531px) 100vw, 1531px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And Brian\u00e7on in the French alps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1733\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/img_2859-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/img_2859-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/img_2859-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/img_2859-1024x693.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/img_2859-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/img_2859-1536x1040.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/img_2859-2048x1386.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/img_2859-443x300.jpg 443w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As long as it\u2019s not raining, the sand just blows through. If it does rain though, we\u2019ll be covered in it. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A southerly wind called the Sirocco is blowing. It comes all the way from the Sahara desert, and it brings sand. Ali got this pic this morning. It\u2019s the same all over the Alps. 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