Wednesday, 8. July 2009, 01:24:14
clouds, mountains, Creston, Bavarian Orchard Motel

All these photographs were taken from about the same place in the middle of the orchard garden of the Bavarian Orchard Motel and all within 3 minutes of each other.

The first photograph is to the west, over the Skimmerhorn mountains


Then south.


And lastly to the west.
The wind was moving towards the east. As you might guess, I beat a hasty retreat inside shortly after the last of these shots.
Tuesday, 18. November 2008, 01:25:54
grants, clouds, financing, photography

I found out today that the grant I was relying on to pay next year's salary was not funded.
This does not mean I am out of a job. There are alternative funding streams in my department, but what it does mean is that the project we were hoping to start next year has been cancelled.
This means I will be doing something else. Just what, I do not know yet.
Another element of uncertainty in an already uncertain world!
Tuesday, 13. May 2008, 23:18:53
photography, sky, clouds

An eerie cloud cover today. Taken just outside my workplace.
Monday, 19. March 2007, 13:05:56
clouds, Monday, photography

Stepping out to the car this morning to drive my son to school, I spotted this building storm cloud. Nothing truly exceptional, but it gladdened my heart to see its beauty early on a Monday morning. Nature really is wonderful.
Sunday, 2. April 2006, 23:16:30
storms, clouds, photography

It's very hard to adequately capture the gray-green hue of a severe thunderstorm here in the Midwest, but this gives you at least an idea of the eerie luminescence that accompanies such storms.
It's gone now - no damage done locally as far as I know.
UPDATE - It was
worse than I thought, sadly.