Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Floating By

Busy, busy, busy -- so here are a few pics I took the other night of an approaching thunderstorm. You can click on any of them for a larger image.



And this one is my favorite. Looks like a horse rearing back on its hind legs.


We got a lot of wind some small pea size hail and .20 inches of rain but the majority of this storm passed to my south where it spawned a few tornadoes and larger hail, but most of that happened over barren country. I'll try to get a real post up tomorrow.
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31 comments:

  1. Barbara MartinJune 10, 2008 at 2:00 PM

    Travis, this is a real post. The photos are lovely. I'd like to see some of the native plants to your area.

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  2. Travis ErwinJune 10, 2008 at 2:05 PM

    I'll try and take some shots for you and post them soon.

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  3. BrianinmplsJune 10, 2008 at 2:20 PM

    That first one is amazing.

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  4. JensterJune 10, 2008 at 2:27 PM

    What beautiful pictures!

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  5. MonnikJune 10, 2008 at 2:31 PM

    those are amazing pictures. What a storm season!

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  6. Spy ScribblerJune 10, 2008 at 3:06 PM

    Love them! So how many of us writers spent hours on our backs in the grass as kids, staring up at the clouds and seeing magical creatures, monsters, and stories?

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  7. jJune 10, 2008 at 3:23 PM

    wow, I love that first one.

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  8. Charles GramlichJune 10, 2008 at 3:48 PM

    Love that Horse cloud. I certainly used to spend a lot of time laying back, looking at clouds. I used to imagine them as battle ships drifting over, or an alien fleet, or I would see great pirate battles in the sky.

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  9. Janna LeadbetterJune 10, 2008 at 4:13 PM

    Beautiful pictures!

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  10. Terrie Farley MoranJune 10, 2008 at 6:13 PM

    Travis,

    I agree with Barbara. This is a real post. Wonderful pictures!

    Terrie

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  11. AnonymousJune 10, 2008 at 6:40 PM

    Beautiful. I love the first one. We counted seven trees down a few blocks over from us. Too much rain. It can stop anytime. We won't mind here in Indiana.

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  12. JessJune 10, 2008 at 7:23 PM

    LOVE the pictures, T!!!

    I love the big Texas sky. The horse cloud was too cool!

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  13. Ello - Ellen OhJune 10, 2008 at 7:29 PM

    REally lovely photos! The clouds are simply amazing and you captured them really well!

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  14. Clair D.June 10, 2008 at 7:34 PM

    Marvelous pictures.

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  15. AnonymousJune 10, 2008 at 8:10 PM

    Great pictures! They look like paintings because the clouds are almost too beautiful to be real.

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  16. DrillerAAJune 10, 2008 at 10:30 PM

    That first pic is wickedly good. Outstanding work!

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  17. SamJune 11, 2008 at 5:04 AM

    Lovely photos.
    I think storms are cool - when they're far away, lol.

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  18. AaronJune 11, 2008 at 6:17 AM

    Kinda partial to the 1st, but I see what you mean in the 3rd.

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  19. debraJune 11, 2008 at 8:27 AM

    we had an amazing storm Monday, too,Travis. Extremely high wind, hail and a lot of rain.
    The clouds, in your very real post, are amazing.

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  20. Melissa AmateisJune 11, 2008 at 9:02 AM

    I can't believe all the thunderstorms we've had lately. We're scheduled to get another one today.

    Love the pics.

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  21. March2theSeaJune 11, 2008 at 9:34 AM

    cool images for sure.

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  22. Chris EldinJune 11, 2008 at 10:56 AM

    WOW! The first one is my favorite!

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  23. Lana GramlichJune 11, 2008 at 12:22 PM

    Wow...Absolutely amazing shots!

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  24. RichardJune 11, 2008 at 8:14 PM

    I'll just parrot everyone else since I'm late to the party.

    What's wrong with posting pictures? I've been known to do it once or twice.

    My vote is for that top photo too.

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  25. UnknownJune 12, 2008 at 11:47 AM

    Travis, that first picture is just stunning! I LOVE it! And you are right, that last one DOES look like a horse!

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  26. DebbielouJune 12, 2008 at 11:51 AM

    Fabulous pictures !

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  27. LyzzydeeJune 12, 2008 at 12:13 PM

    Stunning photos, I love the sky, clouds beautiful colours, I could watchg the sky forever!

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  28. Linda McLaughlinJune 12, 2008 at 3:50 PM

    Great pictures! When I was growing up in Pittsburgh, PA, we used to have lots of summer thunderstorms. Mom and Dad and I would sit outside on the front porch to watch and enjoy the cooler weather. We don't get many here in So. Cal. so a thunderstorm always an event. LOL, two drops of rain and the local news teams go on "Storm Watch".

    Linda

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  29. BeckJune 13, 2008 at 8:14 AM

    Those are CRAZY clouds! All we've had are grey skies for the past two weeks.

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  30. SherryJune 15, 2008 at 8:16 AM

    As you mentioned on my blog, your weather climes are much different than ours...a summer storm while strong at times rarely, rarely turns into something nasty or potentially nasty. These photographs are awesome.

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  31. texlahomaJune 15, 2008 at 1:46 PM

    The top pic is really cool, looks like a giant sea shell.

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