The weather gods were at it again with different types of clouds at varying heights splashed with kaleidoscope colors across a canvas of blue sky. Rain and cold may have been on its way, but for a brief while, the preview was a chaotic delight. #rain #clouds #lightshow #kaleidoscope #weather
Tag Archives: Rain
Substance and Shadow
The sun finally came out today just as it was about to go down. The rain had stopped, drops glistened on leaves and limbs in the yard, and sunbeams spotlighted the ukulele, casting its shadow upon the door. A moment of magic frozen in time. #ukulele #rain #sunset #sunbeam #shadow
Smoke of a Distant Fire
When I first saw this, I thought: How lovely the morning mist in the mountain valleys. Then it dreadfully dawned on me that this was smoke from raging forest fires, not a thing of beauty. Indeed, smoke billowing from active fires are visible on the lower left of the image. Others are visible on closeContinue reading “Smoke of a Distant Fire”
Full at Five
Hurricane Debby is passing northwest of us and dropping torrents of rain and since yesterday afternoon has filled our rain gauge at 5 inches. How much more we got, I really don’t know. While not getting the worst of it, we are expecting winds gusting over 30 MPH and 2-3 more inches of rain today.Continue reading “Full at Five”
Cumulo-pelican
Ascending clouds in the morning light foretold of rains to come. This cumulonimbus cloud, to me, briefly resembled a pelican. However, instead of a large bird plunging into the water, this scene tuned into more water plunging down on us, over 10 inches this month. #cumulonimbus #clouds #pelican #rain
What Goes Up…
There was a hot time in the old town on Fourth of July night. Heavy rains ceased just in time for the fiery revelry to commence. We remained indoors during the flashy commotion, and I am glad that we did. The next morning we found the remains of fired works that had landed in ourContinue reading “What Goes Up…”
Racing Rainbows
We had enjoyed a late-afternoon boat cruise through canals and waterways around Henderson Lake in Florida, while skirting rain squalls here and there as noted in yesterday’s post (https://eskildoodle.com/2024/06/17/storming-the-sunset/). After turning around to return, someone noticed a stormy-looking cloud to the northeast and wondered aloud if it was headed our way. A check of theContinue reading “Racing Rainbows”
Storming the Sunset
It didn’t seem threatening at first, just a cumulus cloud backlit by the sun and sending streamers across the sky. However, as our boat cruise about the lake and its adjacent waterways progressed, the cloud grew and began dropping rain. Fortunately, it was to on the opposite side of the lake and headed away fromContinue reading “Storming the Sunset”
Tropic Time Again
According to AccuWeather reports the tropical “disturbance” that engulfed southern Florida is the latest start to tropical weather season since 2014. That is small comfort for areas like Fort Lauderdale and surrounding regions that reportedly received nearly 20 inches of rain in 24 hours. Here in Ocala, we were at the northern margin of theContinue reading “Tropic Time Again”
Earth Tones
Dark clouds drop light rain over black soil to sprout green crops that will feed the hungry. Thank you Good Earth! #rainclouds #soil #rain #crops
