On Thursday, before we all knew it was mostly too high to see, Dan asked whether the volcanic ash was as exciting than Sydney's recent red dust cloud. Answer: No, not visually anyway.
But then, today, the country woke up to cloudless skies, free of contrails. Which, in a gentle, low-key, British way, was almost as dramatic:
I bet Flickr'll go blue this evening. Maybe there'll be another magazine. It's a bit spooky.