Sunset, Monday (click all photos to enlarge):
Evening, Tuesday:
Last night we were predicted to have a godawful storm, with hailstones the size of ping-pong balls. Well, they closed our airports, and there was a storm, but it wasn’t nearly as fierce as predicted. Nevertheless, it offered some dramatic views and a lot of lightning.
When the storm rolled in yesterday afternoon, the skyscrapers downtown were barely visible.
This morning brought some dramatic, layered clouds:
We got the same storm up here. Knocked out power to 20,000 homes, according to the newspaper. I was at a meeting in a park building near the lakefront. There was a 5K run for something going on. A lot of very wet runners went past, many of them with cups of beer at the end. It is a mystery to me why someone would go running during a severe thunderstorm warning but I’ve never been addicted to exercise. I might have understood if it had been good beer (a fine English ale, perhaps) but it was Miller Lite. No way to explain it.
Well, lightning you say…
And the winner is…
#4 Dramatic Layered Clouds – Jerry A. Coyne
I like them all, but especially No. 2 with its rusty oranges/dusky blues along with the subdued city lights.
How can that be? The fourth one includes a birdie in flight! 😉
Very nice, thanks for continuing to share this images.
Speaking of Chicago: I detailed my wife’s car today in the heat and then took it over to have it serviced. Had a 2 hour wait, so I went for a brisk hike (had a physical yesterday and my Dr. said I’ve been eating like Prof. Coyne and need to lose some weight). After 5 miles it was time for a cold one, so I popped into a pub and ordered a Goose Island IPA (brewed in Chicago). Yum! Maybe it was because I was hot and good beer always tastes better when you’re hot & dry, but that was one fine IPA. Next I want to try their Bourbon County Stout. I’ll have to see if it is sold around here…