The heavens declare the glory of God;
the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
-Psalm 19:1

Do you know that God controls the clouds and makes his lightning flash?
-Job 37:15



Thursday, August 27, 2009

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

36 comments:

  1. Rainbows are cool!

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  2. Wow so fluffy and a lovely rainbow.
    Such amazing captures. Thanks for sharing.

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  3. I sure hoped you bought lotto tickets that day; the universe was aligned in your favor.

    Happy weekend.

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  4. Imagine a rainbow following you home! That must mean something, Dewdrop, something positive.

    So I'll be watching Danny. Eastern Canada feared Bill, but in then end not much happened. Looks like Danny might be heading their way too.

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  5. Great shot of the rainbow!

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  6. FANTASTIC! What a gorgeous view to be met with!

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  7. *lol* Beautiful rainbow! I can see why you dropped everything.

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  8. Wow...what for great pics of rainbows!Fantastic!Have a great weekend!

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  9. Beautiful shot this rainbows ! ! !
    Gr.
    P-TER

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  10. I love your rainbow shots---and the way it seems to be holding up a cloud!

    As for Danny, I'm very put out with him, as my family has to fly back to Ireland on Saturday and I don't know, a hurricane/tropical storm/ANYTHING makes me nervous!
    Ugh.

    Happy Skywatching!

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  11. Your rainbow clouds are fantastic. Happy Skywatching!

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  12. There are rainbow shots (always nice) and then there's THIS one!! That's just amazing!

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  13. those are just lovely photos.

    Gill in Canada

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  14. Great clouds and rainbow. nice TC update.

    Come visit,
    Going to the Sun Road.
    Troy

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  15. beautiful rainbow-pictures!
    have a great weekend:-)

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  16. Wow, thanks for sharing, love the rainbow pics, never get the change to photograph it, well done!!!!

    Have a greast SWF

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  17. Dew: What a neat rainbow into the cloud.

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  18. First, thank you for identifying my dotted swiss clouds last week!

    A rainbow at the end of a work day sounds good to me. You got some great shots.

    I heard this morning that Danny may pass closer to us here in Maine than Bill did last week. They are talking possible power outages. Guess I need to get some more batteries.

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  19. Pretty rainbow you are sharing with us this week, really sweet the way it disappears into the puffy clouds.

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  20. Wow, your rainbow story is pretty awesome ....and your photos are great...sign of the covenant indeed!

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  21. I hope your life is as full of rainbows as your skies.

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  22. a truly fantastic rainbow shot!

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  23. Wonderful cloud and rainbow, great skywatching.

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  24. Gorgeous rainbow... It's pouring blessings out of the cloud!
    All the best, Maria

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  25. Genesis 9:13. "Minä panen kaareni pilviin, ja se on oleva liiton merkkinä minun ja maan välillä."

    Never ceases to destroy all of the living water!

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  26. Skies will follow you where ever you are. I send a norwegian sky today.
    Have a nice weekend
    Hartmut

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  27. If that wasn't a good omen then I don't know what is. You must be in someone's good books, rainbows just flitter away. Excellent

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  28. I could hear, almost see, you skipping down the road singing your little song! Great photos, God was good to you Tuesday!

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  29. I love rainbow shots, these are brilliant.

    Have a great weekend
    Guy
    Regina In Pictures

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  30. Puffy clouds and a rainbow...how perfect!

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  31. I think everyone loves rainbows. Thanks for sharing!

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  32. The rainbow against the cloud is beautiful. Well rainbows anywhere are lovely.
    Spirithelpers

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  33. Ah great capture, dew-riffic in fact!

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  34. i love the rainbow! nice sky! ;)

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  35. Beautiful rainbow! Looks like its beckoning you into the clouds. Truly awe inspiring. Thank You.

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  36. Beautiful pictures Dew! Love what you said below them.

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