It's the end of July... and we are having giant thunderstorms up here in the mountains. Yesterday was the worst hailstorm I've ever seen in my life, really horrendous. I saw the closest lightning bolt I've ever seen, too, and almost fell over flat when the accompanying thunder hit. It was so loud, wow. But afterwards? A rainbow from God...., pretty, isn't it?
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So when the storm clouds started gathering today, I went out and took some sky shots around me to share with you all. The photo below was taken looking east, and that is Job's Peak in the distance.
Again, the photo below shows Job's Peak, but this time I was looking more toward the south.
Here is a shot of the 10,000-foot Heavenly Mountain with a 75-foot tall pine tree right in front of it. That sky is looking threatening!
Looking toward the west before the hail started, we still see some blue sky:
I pulled this photo out of the last one because it's a really interesting cloud formation, it makes me think of the Loch Ness monster, roaring out loud.
Then the hail came! It was loud, hitting everything with a power hard to explain, watching the hailstones hit the ground, the roof and the deck and bounce 6 feet high was enthralling!
It's quiet now, and it feels as though the world has had a nice washing, and is clean again. Ahhhhhh...
Wow Jackie, What great photos to capture that mega storm. Pretty rainbow in an amazing setting to start. I'm so glad that you didn't get hit and all is quiet now. I can see why you put up with crazy weather to live there. It's gorgeous "near the top of the world."
ReplyDeleteThese are great pictures Jackie~
ReplyDeleteYou are an amazing photographer!
Thanks so much, Nancy, but I would say that I get a lot of help from the scenery here, like Anita said... it is pretty gorgeous near the top of the world. (I sometimes don't open my eyes to see it, dumb!!) Thank you both.
ReplyDeleteI forgot how pretty it is up in your neck of the woods. Thanks for sharing those beautiful pictures Jackie.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos Jackie!! Very dramatic shots of the clouds! I love that beautiful rainbow, reminding us that there is peace after a storm. Sounds like that lightening hit a little too close to home, very glad all is okay. It sure is beautiful where you live! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThose are great cloud pictures! I hope that your roof is OK after the hailstorm! We had an especially bad one here several months ago and folks are still waiting to get their roofs repaired! Fortunately, the hail wasn't that bad where we live.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the welcome home! Nah, the bears are scary at all. We had to walk along bear paths to get to the viewing stands, and we did just fine. Us old farts were just laughing and talking up a storm, letting the bears know that we were walking by. They leave you alone as long as you don't surprise them!
I'll bet an audio of that hailstorm would have been powerful!! I see the 'Loch-Ness Monster' too! :)))
ReplyDeleteI did some videos of the storm, too, and yes, it was loud. :) Glad you like the photos. Donna, I'm glad you were safe from those bears!
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