Thunder – Eskildoodle Photos and Feelings

Fire in the Sky

Clouds and showers alternating with fleeting sunshine dampened the day until sunset. As the sun lowered towards the horizon it set the clouds ablaze in a way that made me think of the glowing lava flows that built this island eons ago. I could not help but wonder that such a hellish beginning could leadContinue reading “Fire in the Sky”

Promise or Harbinger?

Rain, winds, thunder, and lightning shook the region in recent days and left this parting sign in the evening sky. Is it an assurance that that the tempest is over, or a warning of turbulent times to come? #sunset #storm #rain #harbinger #thunder #lightning

Backside of Thunder

We knew we were pressing the envelope when we went for a walk ahead of rain predicted for later in the morning. Before long we noticed streamers across the sky mingling with the chaotic mottling of clouds seen in the photo. We pondered the cause of the rumpled clouds, and then low, rumbling thunder gaveContinue reading “Backside of Thunder”

Winter Storm

The past two days were warm, but that is about to change once again. Dark clouds surfed the frontal interface with cold air squeezing rain out of the warm moist air as it pushes on through central Florida. A little thunder and some gentle rain were the results. Sorry, no blizzards, but it will beContinue reading “Winter Storm”

Morning Thunder

This morning we noticed threatening clouds in the distance with an occasional flash of lightning veiled behind the clouds. We walked anyway with eyes to the western horizon, warily watching the orange billows slowly enlarging as they approached. Then thunder could be heard gradually growing louder and louder, and streamers of rain could be seenContinue reading “Morning Thunder”

Sullen Sunset

Intermittent rain showers raced by through out the afternoon casting rumbling thunder in all directions. The few scattered sunbeams that had appeared had been quickly chased away by the cumulus clouds. Finally, near dusk an opening appeared just long enough to reveal a sullen sun hovering over the horizon, seemingly embarrassed by the day’s goingsContinue reading “Sullen Sunset”