A video post! While at the beach, I also shot a bunch of videos of sailing pods. Here’s my favorite. The rest are included below the fold for your viewing pleasure. There is sound; mostly it sounds like wind; ’twas a blustery day. Sometimes an airplane flies over. Sometimes pods get stuck, sometimes they accelerate, sometimes they change direction, sometimes you see the gusts on the pond surface, sometimes a seagull walks through the shot. It’s an exercise in subtlety. Unfortunately, you cannot hear the sound of the wind in the pods. However, you can hear them bump together: check out Sailing Pods 2.

Sailing pods 6: Woodfired ceramic pods are blown across a beachpond at Montrose Beach, Chicago. ~4pm 6 Oct 2009. Cloud cover variable, winds WSW 20 G 26 at WHRI2.

Sailing pods 1: I like how the light changes during this one. Woodfired ceramic pods are blown across a beachpond at Montrose Beach, Chicago. ~4pm 6 Oct 2009. Cloud cover variable, winds WSW 20 G 26 at WHRI2.

Sailing pods 2: Woodfired ceramic pods are blown across a beachpond at Montrose Beach, Chicago. ~4pm 6 Oct 2009. Cloud cover variable, winds WSW 20 G 26 at WHRI2.

Sailing pods 3: Woodfired ceramic pods are blown across a beachpond at Montrose Beach, Chicago. ~4pm 6 Oct 2009. Cloud cover variable, winds WSW 20 G 26 at WHRI2.

Sailing pods 4: Just a zoom, uploaded by accident, but the color and subtle movement are nice. Woodfired ceramic pods are blown across a beachpond at Montrose Beach, Chicago. ~4pm 6 Oct 2009. Cloud cover variable, winds WSW 20 G 26 at WHRI2.

Sailing pods 5: This would be better if the camera didn’t blur focus a couple of times, but the wind is impressive. Woodfired ceramic pods are blown across a beachpond at Montrose Beach, Chicago. ~4pm 6 Oct 2009. Cloud cover variable, winds WSW 20 G 26 at WHRI2.

Sailing pods 7: Woodfired ceramic pods are blown across a beachpond at Montrose Beach, Chicago. Some get stuck. A plane flies overhead. ~4pm 6 Oct 2009. Cloud cover variable, winds WSW 20 G 26 at WHRI2.

Sailing pods 8: The wind dies and the pond starts to seep out… until it starts gusting again. Montrose Beach, Chicago. ~4pm 6 Oct 2009. Cloud cover variable, winds WSW 20 G 26 at WHRI2.

Much to my amusement, Paul at TAE beat me to posting these.