As you may have heard on local or national news, last week was quite the "exciting" week around here. It actually began the previous Friday, August 17, with heavy rain. My shoes and socks were soaked by the time I got to work that morning. To add insult to injury, my bus did not come up the Frontage Rd as it is supposed to, but went out the highway (bus stop is between the two roads). I was NOT happy, as that meant I was now going to be late for work. My only choice was to wait at the shelter for ten minutes, then cross the road and dash up the street to catch the bus heading the other direction, to get another bus heading west (this route is so screwed up it isn't funny).
So I'm waiting there and keeping an eye on the time so I knew when to cross over to the other stop, when an "out of service" bus suddenly appeared heading the other way. The driver opened his window and asked if we were all waiting for the westbound, then waved us across and said he would get us there, and did not charge us a fare, as the error was on them. Instead of being a half hour late, I was ten minutes early -- which meant I had enough time to stop at Walgreens. I was hoping for a cheap pair of shoes to get me through the day, but had to settle for a $1 pair of "cozy" socks. As I was behind the register, I was able to spend the day in my stocking feet while my shoes dried.
Fast forward to Monday, August 20. As the forecast was for heavy rain again around
The usual time I would catch the afternoon bus, I left an hour early, deciding it was better to sit and read for an hour rather than be soaked again -- and was grateful I did when the downpour hit about 3pm. About 5pm it started to rain even harder, for about two hours.
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Skywatch Friday 213
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| Clouds moving in from the west... but still blue looking towards the east |
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| I inadvertently caught a bird at top left edge of this one! |
Friday, October 13, 2017
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Friday, June 30, 2017
Skywatch Friday 199
Saturday evening (June 24) as I made my way home for work, I hoped the rain would hold off until I got home. Of course it didn't. But, while I did get wet walking home from the bus stop, I was not soaked as I would have been a mere ten minutes later. About an hour after that round we had another, lighter shower come through and this time we were rewarded. I happened to glance out my front window to see this:
Naturally I had to grab the camera and run outside. Unfortunately, due to all the trees and buildings, and being at the foot of a hill, I wasn't able to capture the entire span, but here are more of the pics I was able to get before this huge double rainbow disappeared.
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Naturally I had to grab the camera and run outside. Unfortunately, due to all the trees and buildings, and being at the foot of a hill, I wasn't able to capture the entire span, but here are more of the pics I was able to get before this huge double rainbow disappeared.
Friday, June 23, 2017
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Sunday, February 05, 2017
Random Photo: Changing Skies
After three weeks of this:
. . . We finally saw this:
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| Dense fog, Jan 19, 2017 |
. . . We finally saw this:
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| Scattered clouds, Feb 01, 2017 |
Sunday, January 22, 2017
Random Photo: The Longest Icicle
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| Segments of an icicle running down one side of a pillar -- it was so long I couldn't get a good pic without doing it in segments. |
Friday, January 20, 2017
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