The sky is melting

SKY WATCH FRIDAY time! I am SUPER busy with stimulus yuck, so I might not get a chance to say hi. Please don't take offense. Thanks for the visit in advance. 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... weather here is still boring at best... unfortunately, we are back in our dry spell, with days on end of no rain at all. I won't complain though, in light of the serious drought conditions in Texas. Fortunately, I am being entertained with some stunning sunsets day after day. Yesterday was a really awesome one, offering the sun setting into a layer of smoky haze, no doubt trapped in a seriously capped environment. The haze allowed the sun to show as a ball of fire in the sky, discernible as a brilliant ball hovering above the horizon, bouncing in the smoky haze.I love the way the sun appears to be melting the sky around it... I know that's just some sort of lens flare (perhaps y'all can help me with the proper name for it), but I sure do love the effect on the photo.

Of course, given my location, I was limited in my westward view. Mini-dew and I had to seek out a spot to shoot this beautiful sight, since my typical westward view has been inundated with power lines... grrrr... (I do like the bird on the wire effect here though...)
Well, in weather news, 4 workers in Michigan were injured when they hid under a tree in a lightning storm... they are hospitalized. Don't hide under a tree folks. A low pressure system, now off the coast of the Carolinas has little chance of development, and maintains its disorganized messiness. It will likely cause rip currents and rain. Still no Ana.

Have a great day!
~Dewdrop