I have a tendency to look skyward anytime I am outdoors in the Florida Keys. I can never get enough of the clouds by day and even on moon lit nights the clouds slide across the sky like webs of quick silver.
So far this year the rainy season has held off and winter didn't produce as much sky dram as I might have liked, so the clouds though puffy are not dark and menacing as they might be if they promised much needed rain.
Hanging out on sand bar the clouds make a dramatic back drop. 
The texture of the clouds varies between white puffy balls and curtains of wispy fog overhead.
Yesterday we had some wort of weird stringy cirrus that covered half the sky for a while.
Flying down to the Caribbean from Miami I have seen row upon row of round white puffy balls of clouds marching across underneath the plane as though in formation. 
They are the clouds produced by the warm moisture and the steady breezes of the tropical trade winds and they make quite the spectacle. 
The cloud formations look unreal to me, like a painted back drop over the water.
I am still waiting for the big black clouds of summer rains to form overhead. Then I will be busy with the camera.
So far this year the rainy season has held off and winter didn't produce as much sky dram as I might have liked, so the clouds though puffy are not dark and menacing as they might be if they promised much needed rain.
Hanging out on sand bar the clouds make a dramatic back drop. The texture of the clouds varies between white puffy balls and curtains of wispy fog overhead.
Yesterday we had some wort of weird stringy cirrus that covered half the sky for a while.
Flying down to the Caribbean from Miami I have seen row upon row of round white puffy balls of clouds marching across underneath the plane as though in formation. They are the clouds produced by the warm moisture and the steady breezes of the tropical trade winds and they make quite the spectacle. 
The cloud formations look unreal to me, like a painted back drop over the water.
I am still waiting for the big black clouds of summer rains to form overhead. Then I will be busy with the camera.
6 comments:
What were the skies like when you were young?
They went on forever and they, when I, we lived in Arizona
And the skies always had little fluffy clouds
And they moved down, they were long and clear
And there were lots of stars at night
And when it would rain it would all turn, it, they were beautiful
The most beautiful skies as a matter of fact
The sunsets were purple and red and yellow and on fire
And the clouds would catch the colors everywhere
That's neat, 'cause I used to look at them all the time when I was little
You don't see that
- 'little fluffy clouds', The Orb
I've tried explaining the Summertime puffs of clouds in the Keys to my wife, but it's not something that can be understood unless you see it.
One memory that sticks out in my mind is when I was 17. I was riding my bike over the Garrison Bight bridge around mid-day and I noticed how vividly blue the sky was, only because of all of the puffy clouds floating low in the sky. My explanation to her was that they looked like large pieces of popcorn floating in the sky.
The lead photo (Zuzu or Tootie I can't tell the Vizlas apart) is so very wistful.
It is inspiring.
This is Victoria Day in Canada, the official sart of the summer season.
Also fireworks later this evening. Major thunderstorms and rain south and east of here at present. Clear and above 25 degrees Celsius for the next few days.
Saw hello to Cheyenne from Canada.
I shall be interested in tour evaluation of the iPad.
I am not fond of learning new things, particularly electronics but I hope for the best. Enjoy Canada day and think of me thinking of you,,,
You are welcome to our big black clouds at any time-- REALLY! I have had enough already. Somebody forgot to tell mother nature that Colorado is SEMI-arid. We do not get this much frickin rain!!!
Joplin Missouri has us all beat...
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