SkyWatch Friday (my fourth) -- Edouard, the little storm that barely could, before and during
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Out our front door (Montgomery, Texas), facing the north. Generally we don't see pretty red sunrises in the north, they are in the east-north-east in the summertime, east-south-east in the winter.
What caused this was that the sun was already up at 5:37. However the sky was so dark in the east with Tropical Storm Edouard that its red rays would only shine through the clouds way over here, and to the north of us!
You might call it The Day of Edouard. That storm pretty much fizzled before it even got here, inland about 80 miles from where it entered.
Out our front door (Montgomery, Texas), facing the north. Generally we don't see pretty red sunrises in the north, they are in the east-north-east in the summertime, east-south-east in the winter.
What caused this was that the sun was already up at 5:37. However the sky was so dark in the east with Tropical Storm Edouard that its red rays would only shine through the clouds way over here, and to the north of us!
You might call it The Day of Edouard. That storm pretty much fizzled before it even got here, inland about 80 miles from where it entered.
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And this picture of the rain is from our balcony. It started about 10:00 AM and lasted until almost dark. The picture here was taken at 1:32 PM, after two and half hours of steady rain it still hadn't pooled on the golf course.
We were soooooo dry here that with a light rain like this it all soaked in for quite a while. Click here to see a Texas sized rain making puddles in our back yard golf course!
And no, we didn't lose electricity, and the wind barely blew.
And this picture of the rain is from our balcony. It started about 10:00 AM and lasted until almost dark. The picture here was taken at 1:32 PM, after two and half hours of steady rain it still hadn't pooled on the golf course.
We were soooooo dry here that with a light rain like this it all soaked in for quite a while. Click here to see a Texas sized rain making puddles in our back yard golf course!
And no, we didn't lose electricity, and the wind barely blew.
Labels: Blogging, Global Warming, Skywatch, Stuff to know, Texas
posted by Jim @ 8/08/2008 12:01:00 AM
20 comments
20 Comments:
Sometimes the anticipation of storm can be scarier than the storm itself, thankfully.
That is a beautiful sunrise!
Glad to hear that little storm just puffed and puffed and did not much.
Love the path on the top one, leading one's eye upward, until finally we see the lovely pink.
Thanks for visiting my blog Jim. The sculpture called Vane was acquired as a permanent feature.It's made of stainless steel & is really spectacular...perfect for a spot 5 metres from the sand.
Nice photos. I can see your GPS. I also use my Nüvi 660 when I go flying. Always nice too see where you are :-)
Beautiful photo.
That's a fantastic photo. Pretty colors and I really adore the little path...
Mountain Retreat
nice photo and colors
Well, I'm glad Edouard fizzled out! I heard that up here in the Northeast! Whew!
Amazing sky Jim!! That is just too gorgeous for words. I'm always in awe of such beauty.
And the puddles in the golf course. I've seen worse when the clouds opened during the monsoon season in Arizona, but like you say...it is a puddle...A TEXAS sized puddle. In Arizona, we'd consider that a lake. [kidding!]
Have a terrific Friday and thanks for the invite.
Lovely sky. How nice Edouard fizzled out before it reached you. YES! That's fabulous news. ;-)
Well that is ironic because some places here lost power from a thunderstorm. Beautiful area you live in Dr. Jim...
What a wonderful confluence of events contributing to this beautiful sunrise!!! It looks like the sky is on fire in the first. How fortunate that Edouard ‘fizzled’ … but I enjoyed the ‘misty’ skies of the second photo. I’ve share two shots of ‘sunrise on a cloudy day’ in my neighborhood today at Sacred Ruminations.
Hugs and blessings,
Speaking as an Ex-Floridian of 31 years and many hurricanes, you got the best kind of hurricane - much needed rain!
Really nice!!!
Petunia's SWF
Those are great photos. Beautiful sky colors in the first one. Glad to hear that you didn't have a damaging storm.
I think the sunrise picture is very nice. I especially like the one with the flowering tree in it. You have a beautiful view!
Tootie
Lovely photos. Glad that Eduard was a well behaved storm. My favorite kind.
Edouard, you tempest in a teacup, you made for some darn good photos.
Both pictures are so pretty in their own way.
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