September 28th - Sand Hill Crane Cirrus Cloudscape

We have many Sand Hill Cranes near our house, and they make a horrible noise as their call. Not the kind of alarm clock you really need! Sometimes I think I see them everywhere, but these Cirrus clouds kind of freaked me out!

September27th -Pink Tornado

This was such an amazing sight I pulled the car off the road onto the grass at a major intersection to get this shot! It looked like a pink tornado!

September26th -upside-down rain or maybe a hairbrush...

This unusual cloud formation looked like a crown or a hairbrush. I had a very hard time finding any online info about it. It looks like wind might have "whipped up" these strands of cloud which appear like upside-down rain.

September25th -Delta Rocket Launch Contrail with Eagle

This morning at 8:20 a Delta Rocket launched from Canaveral into a perfect blue sky.

It's interesting to me that the rocket appears to be turning to go parallel to the earth, when in fact the rocket is going straight up, and it is the earth that is turning.

I love to watch the rocket itself get smaller and smaller. Hard to believe it can make such a distinct contrail.

And soon after the launch I always wait to see what design the forces of the atmosphere will create from the contrail. The design is highlighted by the sun peeking out from behind a palm tree trunk.

This was a bonus shot! As I turned to walk back down the street to my house, a gorgeous bald eagle flew directly over me. What a thrill!

September 24th - Cirruspider in a web

These cirrus clouds looked like a giant spider in it's web. I kept waiting for a plane to fly by and get stuck.

September 23rd - Near Twilight

This cumulonimbus cloud, in the near-twilight sky was a magical background to the reflecting lights on the lake shore.

September 22nd - Cactus Cloud and Giant Heads

A sky full of gathering thunderheads made for some very active cumulonimbus scenery today!

This looks like a giant cactus growing up through the middle of a window of cloud.

These giant heads - from left to right: a blurry flying monkey, 3 cherubs, a Disney Chip monk, and Lyle Lovett!