The weather around here has been cuh-ray-zee lately. One moment the sun is shining, the next the sky opens up and dumps buckets on us. I don’t remember EVER noticing such amazing cloud formations in all my years. I keep wondering if I’ve just been too absorbed in my life to look up at the sky. Naw. Methinks there is some strange atmospheric phenomena taking place this summer causing such wondrous cloud formations. My enthrallment with the sky has forced me to snap nearly 200 pictures in the last week and I wanted to share some of them.
Crazy Clouds
Clouds/Seagulls
Sun Rays
Storm coming from the east across the lake
Magnificent
Clouds over the pier
I narrowed it down to a few of my favorites seeing as most of you wouldn’t want to sit through scads of cloud photos. Or would you? I’m sure I’ll have more to come as I am just so enamoured and amazed with the sky as of late.
Two Lazy Dogs 
Cool Pics. I really liked the seagulls. It looks like a target rich environment.
Target rich, indeed. But you get arrested for trying to pull that kinda shit in NY. Dammit.
I don’t know what a target rich environment is – it sounds like Evyl knows what he is talking about though. I do love that particular seagull one, but they are all so good. And hey, I’d love to see more of your photos, clouds or not! I love looking at pics! 🙂
Hi Teeni,
Yeah…Evyl always knows what he’s talking ’bout!
Thanks, Teeni. I thought the seagull pic was pretty cool but my personal favorite is the storm coming across the lake. It was amazing to watch and fun to shoot. I’ll certainly post more pics…’cause I’m crazy like that.
i cannot pick a favorite from these, though the one with the gulls is particularly striking. But i can’t, they’re all beautiful shots.
Awwww…thank you, c. Thank you very much.
I like the gulls, rays and storm over the lake the most. All of them are really nice. 🙂 Always a pleasure when you are posting some of your pics. 😉
Thank you, Mr. P. Always a pleasure to have you comment. 🙂
These are so cool! Like most everyone else I liked the seagull pic but I really liked the clouds over the lake. The color on that pic is awesome. And I agree with tenni, I love looking at pics so post away.
Hi bluesuit,
Thanks…but I bet they’d be oh-so-much-better if I had a camera like yours! My fave is the storm coming across the lake – the color was just freaky cool. Great, I’ll keep shooting and posting away.
Hi teeni,
A target rich environment is one in which there are plenty of things to shoot.
Hi 2,
Ooh, I see a laughing dwarf, a dragon, an elf woman, a ring, a hunting horn, a sword, an orc, and I think perhaps I’ve seen Lord Of The Rings too many times. The photography, by the way, is excellent.
the Grit
Hi Grit,
What? No Gollum? No Gandalf? Meh. Funny. I see a doughnut, a cupcake, a chocolate bar. Perhaps I’ve been denying my cravings too much as of late.
Thank you, I’m glad you think the photography is excellent. I’m trying my darndest to be a good shooter.
Ah…I love your photography SO much. Nearly as much as I love you.
I can’t wait until we can walk together and photograph together and compare results together…
Every shot was beautiful, just like you.
Awww…thank you, love. You always have the best comments…and the perfect words.
I can’t wait until we can walk together and photograph together, as well. Seeing as it will most likely be Fall before we can do that we should have some perfect weather and, most definitely, perfect photo ops, what with the leaves changing.
I’ve noticed the same weird phenomenon re: the weather this month. I am kinda tired of rain to tell you the truth. ANd all this rain is making the grass grow faster than I can cut it!
GREAT pics!!! Keep up the good work, 2LD!!
Hey Trisha,
It’s crazy, isn’t it? I hear you on the grass growing. Ugh. I can’t keep up. I may have to hire a lawn boy to take care of it for me. *wink, wink*
Thanks, T. I’ll try!
Wicked Cool photos! Wicked impressed!! The seagull one is awesome. I thought I saw them moving. I know I am tired but I didn’t know I was hallucinating. I need sleep!!
Thank you, Joan, Really? Wicked? That means a great deal coming from you! Yeah…that photo is a bit tricky. I thought they were moving as well. Damn sneaky seagulls. At least they didn’t eat my sandwich!
I love them all…
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Oh I love clouds. I love cloud pictures. I could take and look at cloud pictures for hours. We get some awesome clouds up my way too. They are the best. Gorgeous shots my dear, you have a real eye.
Annie
Hi Annie,
I love the clouds as well. I can’t stop looking up this summer. And I’ve taken more shots of the sky than I EVER have. Thanks…I’m trying to get some ‘artsy’ shots. I figure I should have at least a few good ones in the hundreds I’ve taken!
You can really grasp the beauty of things. Guaranteed, there would be a thumb in all my shots.
Thanks, Billy. I try. I try. Believe me, there used to be thumbs, camera straps or other such objects in my shots as well. Practice makes perfect!
Fantastic imagery! I am suitably wow’ed.
Wow. Thank you. I’m suitably honored.
I love those!! Beautiful!!
Thank you, glad you like them!