January 31st - Painted Sky

 This beautiful winter sky in shades of silver brought to mind the artwork of Jim Thalassoudis - Australian painter of wonderful skies!

January 30th - Eskimo in Orlando

This Eskimo peeks out from behind a cumulonimbus lined parka hood  - mustache frosted over from the chilly winter air...

January 29th - Sky Cows!

We usually see Manatees in the inter coastal waterways and canals, but today the sky seemed to be filled with these lumbering Sea Cows!

January 28th - Smaug not Smog

This dragon rears his head and spreads his wings just before releasing a reign of fire!

January 27th - Someone to Watch Over Me

Beautiful cumulus clouds against an unbelievably blue sky take the shape of an angel, hands folded in prayer.

January 26th - A River Runs Through It

Standing high on a cliff looking down through pink sunset clouds you can see the lights reflected on this meandering river...

January 25th - Wear Yer Weathers!

a storm on the western sea winds a-whipping, spray flying, boats in serious jeopardy...ye go out there, wear yer weathers!

January 24th - Up from the Deep

A giant sea turtle makes his way out of the mud and swims toward the light at the surface of the water...

January 23rd - Grizzly Sky

A grizzly bear comes bounding out of this altocumulus mist...

January 22nd - Mood Mirror

I was standing in the front yard looking at the sky which was white with rising fog. I wondered how this would come across as an entry in my sky blog, or if it would. Just then a hawk came into view just a bit obscured by the mist, so the picture created itself as sky. It's was amazing how an experience like this one could mirror my mood. At that moment I could have been the Hawk...

January 21st - Big Fat Laughing Giant

Big fat laughing giant reclining on a cumulonimbus mattress...pressing his hands together over his chest in glee!

January 20th - Cirrocumulus Shuttle

This cirrocumulus floccus formation resembles a giant Space Shuttle taking off at sunset.

January 19th - Icarus Cranes?

Looks like these Cranes might singe their feathers if they get any closer to this altocumulus fire...

January 18th - Rough Seas

Spray flies from these Cirrus breakers as they roll across a turbulent sea...

January 17th - Gumby in a Cowboy Hat

The weather is much warmer, but the sky is fickle! Early in the day these Cumulonimbus Clouds resembled Gumby in a Cowboy Hat.

January 16th - Dinosaur Bird!

A Giant Protarchaeopteryx robusta (Dinosaur Bird) emerges from the underbelly of this cumulonimbus cloudscape...

January 15th - Witches Brew

Double, double toil and trouble; fire burn and cauldron bubble....
Scale of dragon, tooth of wolf, Witches' mummy, maw and gulf
of the ravin'd salt-sea shark, Root of hemlock digg'd i' the dark...

January 14th - Red Lobster

Okay so it isn't really red - but who could resist?

January 13th - Baseball Buzzard

All I could see in these clouds today was a Buzzard wearing a Baseball Cap! The cold is definitely getting to me!

January 12th - Firebird Sunset

A Firebird lifts off into a purple sky barely skimming the treetops...

January 11th - Jack Nicholson takes to the sky!

Altocumulus clouds form a giant caricature of Jack Nicholson.

January 10th - Daydreaming Giant

A giant lays his head on a cloud pillow and looks up at the sky - What could he be daydreaming about?

January 9th - It's Raining Ice!

Still breaking records for cold temperatures, we actually had sleet this morning. It was funny to see people standing in their yards saying "it's raining ice!"

January 8th - Firey furnace

The sky was ablaze with a firey furnace this morning!

 

January 7th - Aurora Borealis in Florida?

This sunset could have been the Aurora Borealis in Florida! It felt more like the Arctic with record low temperatures. I shouldn't complain, but my blood has definitely gotten thin!

January 6th - Cirrocumulus Ghost Skull

Just the ghost of a skull appears in this cold winter sky - one of those visions that comes to you if you squint slightly  at this cirrocumulus floccus cloudscape.

January 5th - Icy Fingers

Jack Frost's Icy Fingers reach Orlando - he must have a really long arm! Record lows for a record number of days! Brrrrrr, it's cold!

January 4th - Ocean in the Sky

The calm ripples of this sky ocean appear to be undulating from underneath - maybe a whale or a submarine about to emerge from below...

January 3rd - Sun Magic

The day was cloudy and extremely cold - highs in the 50s, but the sun managed to create a little magic towards the end of the afternoon.

January 2nd - Vibrant Vertigo

Another beautiful cirrus sunset  - the cumulus layer in the foreground was moving in the opposite direction creating a sense of vibrant vertigo.

January 1st - Grandma and Grandpa Cumulus

Grandma and Grandpa Cumulus look upward to admire the cirrocumulus floccus tufts in a bright blue sky...

December 31st - New Years Party Sky

 A New Years Celebration with Cirrus cloud streamers!