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We had some severe storms come through our area this week, and had tornado sirens going off both in the morning and evening. Luckily the first set of storms had a mild tornado farther south of us. The second set had a potential formation going over us but luckily nothing actually came together and we only got a bit of hail.
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Cemetery in the snow
Jan. 5th, 2026 05:17 pmbookscorpionI went to the cemetery today to take photos of all the snow we've been getting, and it was gorgeous. Even better, the snow came out - only for about fifteen minutes but it was magical
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Photos: Sunset
Jan. 4th, 2026 09:06 pmysabetwordsmithTonight I happened to glance out the window and spotted a colorful sunset. So I grabbed my camera and ran outside to take pictures. This gets me started on my goal of taking and posting photos at least once per season. \o/
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Full Wolf Supermoon, 2 January 2026.
Jan. 3rd, 2026 12:28 amfull_metal_oxTaken on 2 January 2026 at 19:44 U.S. Eastern Standard Time.
The lunar halo of mackerel clouds, darkly dappled by the spaces between, keeps the moon from being reduced to just another circle of warm white light in the electric constellation of the apartment complex—which has usually been the effect when I’ve tried to take a picture. (That startling peacock-blue color was a happy artifact of my cheap-ass flip-phone camera!)
You can see how the moon continues an arc formed by the walkway lights—somewhat resembling the head of Scorpius, with the stairway light standing in for Antares.
The lunar halo of mackerel clouds, darkly dappled by the spaces between, keeps the moon from being reduced to just another circle of warm white light in the electric constellation of the apartment complex—which has usually been the effect when I’ve tried to take a picture. (That startling peacock-blue color was a happy artifact of my cheap-ass flip-phone camera!)
You can see how the moon continues an arc formed by the walkway lights—somewhat resembling the head of Scorpius, with the stairway light standing in for Antares.
Cloud Carpets
Dec. 17th, 2025 09:23 pmyourlibrarian
Last week while taking out the trash, I noticed that the clouds were low in the sky and really thick and ropey, like a plush carpet. Hurried home to grab the camera as sunset was coming soon and I wanted to be sure I caught the look.
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full_metal_oxTaken on 21 June 2024 at 20:33 US Eastern Daylight Savings Time, as I hurried up the street through the break in the rain.
My limited equipment does the scene nothing even remotely resembling justice: neither the multi-layered gauzy rainbow-sherbet luminosity nor the grand theatricality of the skyscape, with the air of a vintage book illustration or a meticulously painted film backdrop. A detail I particularly like is the small dark cumulus cloud at bottom center that suggests a person astride a charging (pig? bear? huge dog?)
My limited equipment does the scene nothing even remotely resembling justice: neither the multi-layered gauzy rainbow-sherbet luminosity nor the grand theatricality of the skyscape, with the air of a vintage book illustration or a meticulously painted film backdrop. A detail I particularly like is the small dark cumulus cloud at bottom center that suggests a person astride a charging (pig? bear? huge dog?)
full_metal_oxTaken at 5:52 PM EST 22 December 2023, this is something I really should’ve posted a year ago; I’m squeezing it under the wire just as the outgoing Lunar Year expires.
From the parking lot of my neighborhood Publix: the Rabbit prepares to hand the year over to the Dragon.
From the parking lot of my neighborhood Publix: the Rabbit prepares to hand the year over to the Dragon.
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Photos: Winter Sunset
Jan. 16th, 2025 11:08 pmysabetwordsmithThis afternoon I went outside intending to fasten the decorative wagonwheel, but it was half-buried under snow. I noticed the view looked pretty, though, so I went back for my camera and took pictures instead.
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Photos: Savanna and Prairie Garden
Jan. 6th, 2025 11:32 pmysabetwordsmithHere are more pictures, mostly from the savanna and prairie garden. (See also the House Yard and South Lot, Midwinter Grove, and Heading Back Toward the House.)
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Random Mix
Oct. 25th, 2024 12:06 pmyourlibrarian
I liked the look of this sunset, with the contrail looking like a comet. What follows is an assortment of pics from past months.
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Aurora Borealis, 10/10/24
Oct. 11th, 2024 12:35 amex_weird446
The aurora was visible tonight in Derbyshire, England!
Photos taken several hours apart—the second (later) image shows the clouds that developed since the first photo.
Photos taken several hours apart—the second (later) image shows the clouds that developed since the first photo.
Wildflower Garden
Feb. 23rd, 2024 10:58 pmysabetwordsmithI took some pictures of the wildflower garden today after I finished cleaning it up. I leave things through the winter because some of the plants, like the northern sea oats and echinacea, have seeds for wildlife. I pick off and plant a lot of the seeds but never get around to all of them. Goldfinches especially like to cling to the seedheads and peck out the seeds.
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Clouds of various kinds
Dec. 6th, 2020 11:32 amyourlibrarian
So this might take a little imagination, but when I saw this cloud formation last night and went out to take pictures it struck me as a dragon's head by the trees with smoke coming off its body. And the "smoke" in the picture below just looked so impressionistic, like smears of paint on a canvas.
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