Thursday Challenge—"storm"

Looking back as we approached JFK this past Monday
(8+ hours from very sunny Rome)—and coming
through that dense ceiling of clouds was one bumpy ride!
Welcome back to reality.

[To see more of the Thursday Photo
Challenge, visit Dale's meme.
Also linking back to Skywatch Friday.]

Skywatch Friday

One afternoon this week, NYC was under a
tornado watch.  The view from my office
looked like a rerun of the IMAX film I saw
at the Museum of Natural History.

[To see more Skywatch, go here.] 

The Weekend in Black and White

I had an appointment way over on the West Side
one evening this past week. When I went in, the sky was
bright but when I emerged an hour later, things
had changed dramatically.  This is the back view of
the Time-Warner Center at Columbus Circle.

[To see more monochromes, visit Dragonstar's meme.]

Skywatch Friday

This very dramatic storm cloud appeared
out the office window one afternoon,
then disappeared in a matter of minutes.
I imagine it rained on someone—but not us.

[To see more Skywatch, go here.]

Skywatch Friday

It was sunny on our side of these Andean
foothills, but over there—not so much.  I took
dozens of photos trying to capture the dramatic skies
of Ecuador and, frankly, never totally succeeded.
I guess you had to be there.

[To see more Skywatch pictures, go here.]

Skywatch Friday

Took this near my building in Brooklyn.
Very near, fortunately—I did manage (just)
to make it home before the rain began.
I have to love a dramatic stormy sky like
this one, though—how about you?


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Skywatch Friday

I love a dramatic, stormy sky—but this one
had all of us in my office just a bit freaked out.
This shot couldn't capture the movement of these
clouds, but let's just say we half expected the
alien spaceship to appear above us at any moment.


To see more Skywatch, go here: http://skyley.blogspot.com/

St. Peter's

Today we have tickets for the Vatican Museum (pre-booked—

don't want to risk a long line even in November), and 

hope we don't encounter stormy skies like this because I'd 

love to climb up to the top of the dome (again, after 32 years!).

Skywatch Friday

I'm happy to report that this photo
was taken from a safe, dry place.
I do love a great stormy sky, though,
don't you? You're looking northeast
from 6th Ave., over some Greenwich
Village rooftops.
[See more Skywatch photos here.]

skywatch Friday

One evening back in June we had a very 

intense storm blow through the

city from north to south—thunder,

lightning, the works. When it finally

stopped, this is what we saw. My

blog pal Bibi was here from Belgrade and 

got the best shot of these clouds.