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Air reports conducted from Vancouver Canada and abroad. I'm an air taster studying the sensory analysis of atmospheric phenomena. http://alexgrunenfelder.com
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@airtasting.bsky.social
· Jun 5
= Stanley Park Air Reports =
Does the #air we breathe merit the same attention that we dedicate to the food we eat? Air Tasting is a way of using the senses to understand the atmosphere. During June I'll be #tasting the air near Lost Lagoon in #StanleyPark #Vancouver and posting my tasting notes
Does the #air we breathe merit the same attention that we dedicate to the food we eat? Air Tasting is a way of using the senses to understand the atmosphere. During June I'll be #tasting the air near Lost Lagoon in #StanleyPark #Vancouver and posting my tasting notes
West End, #Vancouver, #Canada.
Small patches of blue sky dot a low blanket of thick stratocumulus cloud that courses rapidly NE over the high-rise towers. To the N, NE, and E, a white smoky vapor is rapidly inundating the mountains which have become featureless silhouettes.
Small patches of blue sky dot a low blanket of thick stratocumulus cloud that courses rapidly NE over the high-rise towers. To the N, NE, and E, a white smoky vapor is rapidly inundating the mountains which have become featureless silhouettes.
September 20, 2025 at 10:38 PM
West End, #Vancouver, #Canada.
Small patches of blue sky dot a low blanket of thick stratocumulus cloud that courses rapidly NE over the high-rise towers. To the N, NE, and E, a white smoky vapor is rapidly inundating the mountains which have become featureless silhouettes.
Small patches of blue sky dot a low blanket of thick stratocumulus cloud that courses rapidly NE over the high-rise towers. To the N, NE, and E, a white smoky vapor is rapidly inundating the mountains which have become featureless silhouettes.
Lake Trail, #StanleyPark, #Vancouver Canada.
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Late-summer aromas continue to permeate the forest.
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Late-summer aromas continue to permeate the forest.
September 17, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Lake Trail, #StanleyPark, #Vancouver Canada.
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Late-summer aromas continue to permeate the forest.
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Late-summer aromas continue to permeate the forest.
13sep2025, Opal Cone, #GaribaldiPark, Canada.
Eastern crater edge, 13:00.
Roiling clouds snake between the mountains. The cold misty draft from the north is oddly dry to the touch, with a mild #scent of fresh watery methylbenzodioxepinone
#TasteAndSmellDay #Delicious4All
Eastern crater edge, 13:00.
Roiling clouds snake between the mountains. The cold misty draft from the north is oddly dry to the touch, with a mild #scent of fresh watery methylbenzodioxepinone
#TasteAndSmellDay #Delicious4All
September 16, 2025 at 5:58 AM
13sep2025, Opal Cone, #GaribaldiPark, Canada.
Eastern crater edge, 13:00.
Roiling clouds snake between the mountains. The cold misty draft from the north is oddly dry to the touch, with a mild #scent of fresh watery methylbenzodioxepinone
#TasteAndSmellDay #Delicious4All
Eastern crater edge, 13:00.
Roiling clouds snake between the mountains. The cold misty draft from the north is oddly dry to the touch, with a mild #scent of fresh watery methylbenzodioxepinone
#TasteAndSmellDay #Delicious4All
Forest north of Lost Lagoon, #StanleyPark, #Vancouver #Canada.
The forest air carries scents of autumn. The best tasting spots are gentle hillsides, shady but dry, with a dense mix of conifers and deciduous undergrowth.
The forest air carries scents of autumn. The best tasting spots are gentle hillsides, shady but dry, with a dense mix of conifers and deciduous undergrowth.
September 10, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Forest north of Lost Lagoon, #StanleyPark, #Vancouver #Canada.
The forest air carries scents of autumn. The best tasting spots are gentle hillsides, shady but dry, with a dense mix of conifers and deciduous undergrowth.
The forest air carries scents of autumn. The best tasting spots are gentle hillsides, shady but dry, with a dense mix of conifers and deciduous undergrowth.
The landscape is inundated in a smoggy, vaporous #atmosphere with a strong #scent of phenol, like charred wood, cold ashes, and rubber. This #air tastes a lot like the highly mineralized Riesling I had in the Okanagan a couple weeks ago
#StanleyPark #Vancouver #Canada
#StanleyPark #Vancouver #Canada
August 14, 2025 at 11:23 PM
The landscape is inundated in a smoggy, vaporous #atmosphere with a strong #scent of phenol, like charred wood, cold ashes, and rubber. This #air tastes a lot like the highly mineralized Riesling I had in the Okanagan a couple weeks ago
#StanleyPark #Vancouver #Canada
#StanleyPark #Vancouver #Canada
NW corner of Lost Lagoon, #StanleyPark, #Vancouver #Canada.
The sky is light blue, fading towards the horizon to a pale golden haze that envelopes the distant mountains.
The sky is light blue, fading towards the horizon to a pale golden haze that envelopes the distant mountains.
July 1, 2025 at 2:07 AM
NW corner of Lost Lagoon, #StanleyPark, #Vancouver #Canada.
The sky is light blue, fading towards the horizon to a pale golden haze that envelopes the distant mountains.
The sky is light blue, fading towards the horizon to a pale golden haze that envelopes the distant mountains.
South and SW side of Lost Lagoon, #StanleyPark, #Vancouver #Canada.
Overhead the sky is sunny with just a few thin white cumulus clouds, but to the north huge grey cumulonimbus masses veil the mountains in foggy blue shadows.
Overhead the sky is sunny with just a few thin white cumulus clouds, but to the north huge grey cumulonimbus masses veil the mountains in foggy blue shadows.
June 29, 2025 at 2:11 AM
South and SW side of Lost Lagoon, #StanleyPark, #Vancouver #Canada.
Overhead the sky is sunny with just a few thin white cumulus clouds, but to the north huge grey cumulonimbus masses veil the mountains in foggy blue shadows.
Overhead the sky is sunny with just a few thin white cumulus clouds, but to the north huge grey cumulonimbus masses veil the mountains in foggy blue shadows.
Trail along east edge Lost Lagoon, #StanleyPark, #Vancouver #Canada.
The sky overhead is a uniform bright grey-white of altostratus. Dark nimbostratus clouds drift N, piling up into stacked banks against mountains inundated with a blue mist.
The sky overhead is a uniform bright grey-white of altostratus. Dark nimbostratus clouds drift N, piling up into stacked banks against mountains inundated with a blue mist.
June 28, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Trail along east edge Lost Lagoon, #StanleyPark, #Vancouver #Canada.
The sky overhead is a uniform bright grey-white of altostratus. Dark nimbostratus clouds drift N, piling up into stacked banks against mountains inundated with a blue mist.
The sky overhead is a uniform bright grey-white of altostratus. Dark nimbostratus clouds drift N, piling up into stacked banks against mountains inundated with a blue mist.
Trail along north edge of filtration ponds, Lost Lagoon, #StanleyPark, #Vancouver #Canada.
The mountains, dimly visible through blue-grey fog, rise into a thick tufted blanket of grey nimbostratus cloud that obscures the sky.
The mountains, dimly visible through blue-grey fog, rise into a thick tufted blanket of grey nimbostratus cloud that obscures the sky.
June 26, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Trail along north edge of filtration ponds, Lost Lagoon, #StanleyPark, #Vancouver #Canada.
The mountains, dimly visible through blue-grey fog, rise into a thick tufted blanket of grey nimbostratus cloud that obscures the sky.
The mountains, dimly visible through blue-grey fog, rise into a thick tufted blanket of grey nimbostratus cloud that obscures the sky.
Trail along north edge of filtration ponds, Lost Lagoon, #StanleyPark, #Vancouver #Canada.
A patchy layer of pale-grey stratocumulus cloud drifts below a uniform cover of pinkish-white altostratus that spans the entire sky.
A patchy layer of pale-grey stratocumulus cloud drifts below a uniform cover of pinkish-white altostratus that spans the entire sky.
June 25, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Trail along north edge of filtration ponds, Lost Lagoon, #StanleyPark, #Vancouver #Canada.
A patchy layer of pale-grey stratocumulus cloud drifts below a uniform cover of pinkish-white altostratus that spans the entire sky.
A patchy layer of pale-grey stratocumulus cloud drifts below a uniform cover of pinkish-white altostratus that spans the entire sky.
23 June 2025, Lost Lagoon, #StanleyPark, #Vancouver #Canada.
The sky overhead is pale blue with light cirrus streaks. Tall cumulonimbus clouds are gathered to the north and NE. The thick bluish-white vapor veiling the mountains is slowly dissipating.
The sky overhead is pale blue with light cirrus streaks. Tall cumulonimbus clouds are gathered to the north and NE. The thick bluish-white vapor veiling the mountains is slowly dissipating.
June 24, 2025 at 3:30 AM
23 June 2025, Lost Lagoon, #StanleyPark, #Vancouver #Canada.
The sky overhead is pale blue with light cirrus streaks. Tall cumulonimbus clouds are gathered to the north and NE. The thick bluish-white vapor veiling the mountains is slowly dissipating.
The sky overhead is pale blue with light cirrus streaks. Tall cumulonimbus clouds are gathered to the north and NE. The thick bluish-white vapor veiling the mountains is slowly dissipating.
20 June 2025, South shore of Lost Lagoon, #StanleyPark, #Vancouver #Canada.
The sky is a thick grey tufted blanket of low nimbostratus cloud.
This calm afternoon #air has a damp chill. A weak draft flows evenly from the NE with a smooth watery texture and no perceptible turbulence, almost laminar
The sky is a thick grey tufted blanket of low nimbostratus cloud.
This calm afternoon #air has a damp chill. A weak draft flows evenly from the NE with a smooth watery texture and no perceptible turbulence, almost laminar
June 21, 2025 at 12:37 AM
20 June 2025, South shore of Lost Lagoon, #StanleyPark, #Vancouver #Canada.
The sky is a thick grey tufted blanket of low nimbostratus cloud.
This calm afternoon #air has a damp chill. A weak draft flows evenly from the NE with a smooth watery texture and no perceptible turbulence, almost laminar
The sky is a thick grey tufted blanket of low nimbostratus cloud.
This calm afternoon #air has a damp chill. A weak draft flows evenly from the NE with a smooth watery texture and no perceptible turbulence, almost laminar
Trail along west shore of Lost Lagoon, #StanleyPark, #Vancouver
To the NE a huge cumulonimbus cloud with dark underside looms above the pale blue-grey mountains. Overhead, scattered white cumulus puffs float beneath a thin altostratus layer with long bluish striations spanning the sky from NE to SW
To the NE a huge cumulonimbus cloud with dark underside looms above the pale blue-grey mountains. Overhead, scattered white cumulus puffs float beneath a thin altostratus layer with long bluish striations spanning the sky from NE to SW
June 19, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Trail along west shore of Lost Lagoon, #StanleyPark, #Vancouver
To the NE a huge cumulonimbus cloud with dark underside looms above the pale blue-grey mountains. Overhead, scattered white cumulus puffs float beneath a thin altostratus layer with long bluish striations spanning the sky from NE to SW
To the NE a huge cumulonimbus cloud with dark underside looms above the pale blue-grey mountains. Overhead, scattered white cumulus puffs float beneath a thin altostratus layer with long bluish striations spanning the sky from NE to SW
Southwest corner of Lost Lagoon, #StanleyPark, #Vancouver #Canada.
A dense undulating blanket of grey and white nimbocumulus recedes into blue-grey hazy gloom toward NE and E.
A dense undulating blanket of grey and white nimbocumulus recedes into blue-grey hazy gloom toward NE and E.
June 19, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Southwest corner of Lost Lagoon, #StanleyPark, #Vancouver #Canada.
A dense undulating blanket of grey and white nimbocumulus recedes into blue-grey hazy gloom toward NE and E.
A dense undulating blanket of grey and white nimbocumulus recedes into blue-grey hazy gloom toward NE and E.
Walking west from #StanleyPark Nature House, Lost Lagoon, #Vancouver #Canada.
A layer of white and grey altocumulus cloud breaks apart revealing the pale-blue sky and higher islands of cirrocumulus approaching from the NE.
A layer of white and grey altocumulus cloud breaks apart revealing the pale-blue sky and higher islands of cirrocumulus approaching from the NE.
June 18, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Walking west from #StanleyPark Nature House, Lost Lagoon, #Vancouver #Canada.
A layer of white and grey altocumulus cloud breaks apart revealing the pale-blue sky and higher islands of cirrocumulus approaching from the NE.
A layer of white and grey altocumulus cloud breaks apart revealing the pale-blue sky and higher islands of cirrocumulus approaching from the NE.
#StanleyPark Nature House, Lost Lagoon, #Vancouver #Canada.
A handful of stars are scattered across the faintly glowing midnight sky.
This cool moist midnight #air is eerily placid, but for a faint breath from the SW.
A handful of stars are scattered across the faintly glowing midnight sky.
This cool moist midnight #air is eerily placid, but for a faint breath from the SW.
June 16, 2025 at 7:35 AM
#StanleyPark Nature House, Lost Lagoon, #Vancouver #Canada.
A handful of stars are scattered across the faintly glowing midnight sky.
This cool moist midnight #air is eerily placid, but for a faint breath from the SW.
A handful of stars are scattered across the faintly glowing midnight sky.
This cool moist midnight #air is eerily placid, but for a faint breath from the SW.
SW corner of lagoon #StanleyPark, #Vancouver #Canada.
Several large white cumulus clouds drift NE across a clear light-azure sky that brightens to a gleaming blueish-white at the western horizon.
Several large white cumulus clouds drift NE across a clear light-azure sky that brightens to a gleaming blueish-white at the western horizon.
June 15, 2025 at 1:23 AM
SW corner of lagoon #StanleyPark, #Vancouver #Canada.
Several large white cumulus clouds drift NE across a clear light-azure sky that brightens to a gleaming blueish-white at the western horizon.
Several large white cumulus clouds drift NE across a clear light-azure sky that brightens to a gleaming blueish-white at the western horizon.
NW corner of lagoon #StanleyPark, #Vancouver #Canada
The sky is almost completely obscured by a mantle of white stratocumulus cloud that thickens into grey nimbostratus masses towards north and east, descending to cover the mountains in a milky blue-grey fog.
The sky is almost completely obscured by a mantle of white stratocumulus cloud that thickens into grey nimbostratus masses towards north and east, descending to cover the mountains in a milky blue-grey fog.
June 14, 2025 at 12:19 AM
NW corner of lagoon #StanleyPark, #Vancouver #Canada
The sky is almost completely obscured by a mantle of white stratocumulus cloud that thickens into grey nimbostratus masses towards north and east, descending to cover the mountains in a milky blue-grey fog.
The sky is almost completely obscured by a mantle of white stratocumulus cloud that thickens into grey nimbostratus masses towards north and east, descending to cover the mountains in a milky blue-grey fog.
11 June 2025, #StanleyPark Nature House, Lost Lagoon, #Vancouver #Canada.
A thin layer of altostratus cloud with a brownish-pink cast blankets the entire sky and gives the landscape a faint orange glow. The mountains are veiled in a milky vapor.
A thin layer of altostratus cloud with a brownish-pink cast blankets the entire sky and gives the landscape a faint orange glow. The mountains are veiled in a milky vapor.
June 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
11 June 2025, #StanleyPark Nature House, Lost Lagoon, #Vancouver #Canada.
A thin layer of altostratus cloud with a brownish-pink cast blankets the entire sky and gives the landscape a faint orange glow. The mountains are veiled in a milky vapor.
A thin layer of altostratus cloud with a brownish-pink cast blankets the entire sky and gives the landscape a faint orange glow. The mountains are veiled in a milky vapor.
South side of lagoon #StanleyPark, #Vancouver #Canada.
The blue sky is streaked with white cirrus clouds toward the west, north, and NE. A westerly front of blue-grey altostratus approaches.
The blue sky is streaked with white cirrus clouds toward the west, north, and NE. A westerly front of blue-grey altostratus approaches.
June 11, 2025 at 1:38 AM
South side of lagoon #StanleyPark, #Vancouver #Canada.
The blue sky is streaked with white cirrus clouds toward the west, north, and NE. A westerly front of blue-grey altostratus approaches.
The blue sky is streaked with white cirrus clouds toward the west, north, and NE. A westerly front of blue-grey altostratus approaches.
Lagoon #StanleyPark, #Vancouver #Canada. 16:50–17:40
The bright pale azure sky is slightly golden towards the west horizon, cloudless but for a couple distant cirrus wisps. Again there's a soft luminous yellowish haze that renders features across the lagoon slightly desaturated and fades shadows
The bright pale azure sky is slightly golden towards the west horizon, cloudless but for a couple distant cirrus wisps. Again there's a soft luminous yellowish haze that renders features across the lagoon slightly desaturated and fades shadows
June 10, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Lagoon #StanleyPark, #Vancouver #Canada. 16:50–17:40
The bright pale azure sky is slightly golden towards the west horizon, cloudless but for a couple distant cirrus wisps. Again there's a soft luminous yellowish haze that renders features across the lagoon slightly desaturated and fades shadows
The bright pale azure sky is slightly golden towards the west horizon, cloudless but for a couple distant cirrus wisps. Again there's a soft luminous yellowish haze that renders features across the lagoon slightly desaturated and fades shadows
Lagoon trail East of #StanleyPark Nature House, #Vancouver #Canada. 16:10–16:45
The sky is totally clear of clouds. This late-afternoon #air is suffused with a light golden haze that fades distant shadows, rendering them pale crushed blacks.
The sky is totally clear of clouds. This late-afternoon #air is suffused with a light golden haze that fades distant shadows, rendering them pale crushed blacks.
June 8, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Lagoon trail East of #StanleyPark Nature House, #Vancouver #Canada. 16:10–16:45
The sky is totally clear of clouds. This late-afternoon #air is suffused with a light golden haze that fades distant shadows, rendering them pale crushed blacks.
The sky is totally clear of clouds. This late-afternoon #air is suffused with a light golden haze that fades distant shadows, rendering them pale crushed blacks.
Lagoon trail East of #StanleyPark Nature House, #Vancouver #Canada. 16:40–17:20
White contrails cut NW across the light blue sky below a sun wreathed in feather cirrus and stratocirrus clouds.
White contrails cut NW across the light blue sky below a sun wreathed in feather cirrus and stratocirrus clouds.
June 7, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Lagoon trail East of #StanleyPark Nature House, #Vancouver #Canada. 16:40–17:20
White contrails cut NW across the light blue sky below a sun wreathed in feather cirrus and stratocirrus clouds.
White contrails cut NW across the light blue sky below a sun wreathed in feather cirrus and stratocirrus clouds.
= Stanley Park Air Reports =
Does the #air we breathe merit the same attention that we dedicate to the food we eat? Air Tasting is a way of using the senses to understand the atmosphere. During June I'll be #tasting the air near Lost Lagoon in #StanleyPark #Vancouver and posting my tasting notes
Does the #air we breathe merit the same attention that we dedicate to the food we eat? Air Tasting is a way of using the senses to understand the atmosphere. During June I'll be #tasting the air near Lost Lagoon in #StanleyPark #Vancouver and posting my tasting notes
June 5, 2025 at 7:08 AM
= Stanley Park Air Reports =
Does the #air we breathe merit the same attention that we dedicate to the food we eat? Air Tasting is a way of using the senses to understand the atmosphere. During June I'll be #tasting the air near Lost Lagoon in #StanleyPark #Vancouver and posting my tasting notes
Does the #air we breathe merit the same attention that we dedicate to the food we eat? Air Tasting is a way of using the senses to understand the atmosphere. During June I'll be #tasting the air near Lost Lagoon in #StanleyPark #Vancouver and posting my tasting notes