My precious little rainbow cloud

SKY WATCH FRIDAY time! I might not have time to respond to you, but I will try my best to visit!!!

Our hosts: Klaus Sandy Ivar Wren Louise Fishing Guy

Thanks, also,to Dot and Tom, who were instrumental in the success of this blogging event. You should definitely come fly with us!

So... on Tuesday, I walked out of my office building to catch one of the most spectacular sky shows I have seen in a while. Most of you know by now that I am passionate about storms, so seeing a lovely cumulonimbus structure is very exciting and energizing for me. The boast instability and potential for all the things that fascinate me... not to mention, they are strikingly beautiful especially when contrasted against a crisp blue sky. In addition, I've shared before that I simply love rainbows. They fill me with a sense of deep peace, a tangible feeling of hope that I could almost touch. I can almost taste the hopefulness they offer me spirit. Rainbows are not just beautiful, but they are the symbol of God's covenant with all of us. Imagine though, just imagine... BOTH!

~Genesis 9:12-14
And God said, "This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come: I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth.

Well, in typical Dew fashion, when I walked out of my office and saw this peeking through the alleys of the buildings...I just about dropped everything on the ground trying to grab at my camera. I know how finicky rainbows can tend to be, so I wanted to grab my shots, while the shots were there to grab... As it turns out though, this very photogenic, hope-inspiring vision wasn't in all that much of a hurry. It not only stuck around for the photo shoot, but got more and more brilliant as time passed, and it actually followed me most of the way home. Dewdrop had a rainbow covered thunderhead, rainbow covered thunderhead, rainbow covered thunderhead... Dewdrop had a rainbow covered thunderhead, whose convection was white as snow, everywhere that Dewdrop went, that incredible vision was sure to go...

In the tropics, Tropical Storm Danny is making his presence known as he rages across the western Atlantic. He's not the prettiest tropical cyclone I've ever seen, with his asymmetrical shape, showing almost all his convection only on the eastern side, which if he skirts the east coast, as is forecasted, shouldn't have much of a rain impact.Though he's packing winds not too far beneath hurricane force, his structure leaves much to be desired.

IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT DANNY DOES NOT HAVE A TYPICAL TROPICAL CYCLONE STRUCTURE AND HAS MOST OF THE STRONG WINDS LOCATED WELL NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER

Danny keeps jumping around the Atlantic, vanishing and reappearing in various spots. It should be interesting to watch to see what happens with this one. The models are in good agreement, but only time will truly tell. Anyone along the coast should keep a watchful eye on this one.

Have a fantabulous day!
~Dewdrop