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KIND only got to 20 gusting to almost 30. But that was enough to spin the whirlygigs crazy at the Courthouse and snap the flag straight.

A very busy day behind the viewfinder. Lots of photogenic clouds to image today. Started off with some mid-day cirrus. Was mowing the yard and looked up and saw some nice cirrus overhead. Looking basically east. Taken with the 16-35mm at 26mm... First look at the pond for the sunset. As you can see, lots of cirrus and a smattering of altocumulus. Taken with the 16-35mm at 16mm... Going to skip ahead to the post sunset color. Starting off with the yellow. Taken with the 24-70mm at 45mm... Moving on to the orange. Taken with the 16-35mm at 35mm... And ending the night with the reds. Taken with the 24-70mm at 59mm... Good night my darlin', where ever you are...

Was right on the edge of two features this evening. There was a ripple (hardly big enough to call it a wave) that passed by to the north. There as also a static group of clouds from the lake breeze boundary that made it this far south. The lake boundary king of put a squash on the post sunset color. But I did get some interesting pre-sunset stuff. When I got out to the pond. Taken with the 16-35mm at 35mm... A patch of altocumulus from the ripple. Taken with the 16-35mm at 35mm... As that patch of altocumulus got more overhead and started coming apart. Taken with the 16-35mm at 25mm... Some parhelia ( better known as Sundogs) as the Sun sank into the lake breeze boundary. Taken with the 16-35mm at 30mm...

A little sucker hole opened up overhead around sunset. The best images were all pointing to the east. and all were pre-sunset. As the clearing was shredding the cumulus. Taken with the 16-35mm at 19mm... When all was left was this cumulus remnant. I like the moon being the cherry on this sundae image Taken with the 16-35mm at 29mm...

This evening I checked the visual satellite and sure enough it looked socked in from me to well west of me. Figured the sunset would be a washout. walking to dinner it was wall-to-wall stratocumulus. Took my time at dinner. When I walked out I looked west as I am wont to do and lo-and-behold a sucker hole has opened up right over me. So I ran home and grabbed the camera and made a beeline for the municipal lot that is only a couple of blocks south of me instead of the mile and a half to the pond. When I got out to the lot, the pre-sunset. Taken with the 24-70mm at 62mm... The post sunset taken with the 100mm at 100mm of course...

There was only one of two sucker holes on the western horizon this evening. But I went out to the pond to document anything that might happen. When I got out to the pond it was spitting raindrops as you can see in the water in this image. Taken with the 16-35mm at 27mm... The yellow of the sort of post sunset. Taken with the 16-35mm at 27mm again... What little orange there was this evening. Taken with the 16-35mm at 28mm...

I had no idea what to expect this evening. I did not check any satellite images beforehand. Just went out to the pond to go out and shoot whatever happened. When I arrived for the pre-sunset there was a smattering of cumulus down low and some nice cirrus up high. Taken with the 16-35mm at 17mm... Close to local sunset and you can see that the dry air was winning and getting the upper hand on all of the clouds. Taken with the 24-70mm at 70mm... The post sunset color was distant and diffuse. Taken with the 100mm at 100mm of course... Have a great weekend!

First it has to survive those first ten years of teenagers texting while driving and leaving the roadway, anhydrous wagons breaking tongues and combines running between fields with the heads on before it can even think of those lofty goals. Being that close to the road is kind of a crap-shoot (please pardon the expression).

It was a "kind of" evening at the pond. I kind of thought something might barely happen. "Kind of" close to local sunset. Taken with the 16-35mm at 30mm... Post sunset and "kind of" yellow. Taken with the 24-70mm at 70mm... Post sunset and "kind of" orange. Taken with the 100mm at 100mm of course... Post sunset "kind of" red. Taken with the 34-70mm at 70mm...

I fully expected the dry air to win this evening and crush any clouds. But hen I walked out of the diner I noticed some stubborn cirrus and a few contrails hanging around. Decided to make the trek out to the pond anyway. When I got there, taken with the 100mm... Close to local sunset and more of an overview. Taken with the 16-35mm at 35mm... The post sunset oranges. Taken with the 24-70mm at 59mm... What little red there was. Taken with the 24-70mm at 70mm... Cheers!

You make me feel better about the 0.30 in my tippy bucket. I could have handled doubled that amount but I am happy with what I got.

Was not entirely sure what to expect with the sunset this evening. The low remained to my west but most of the forcing moved just east of me as the sunset started. I went out just in case I could get some edge dynamics. Started out with the broad crepuscular rays during the yellow light right after the Sun jumped that little sucker gap. Taken with the 24-70mm at 46mm... Had some finer crepuscular rays with the orange light up at the top of the image. Taken with the 16-35mm at 26mm... I really got surprised with the red flash for the evening. Exceeded my expectations greatly. One of those "ohhhhhhh, ahhhhhhh" ,moments. This one was taken with the 24-70mm at 40mm... Too bad the water was not still. I still tried to get a reflection image of it though. Taken with the 16-35mm at 35mm... Good night my darlin' , whereever you are..

Fully expected it to be raining hen I got off of work. Lo and behold, the Sun as shining. Was not planning to take any images tonight but the sunshine made me do it again. Looking west when I got out to the pond. Taken with the 16-35mm at 17mm... Looking east at the photogenic cirrus ( almost mares tails). Taken with the 16-35mm at 17mm... Post sunset color at the beginning. Taken with the 24-70mm at 46mm... Post sunset color at the end. Taken with the 24-70mm at 59mm... Cheers!

Back to my normal sunset. Vertical orientation crepuscular rays when I got out to the pond. Taken with the 24-70mm at 50mm... Horizontal orientation crepuscular rays. Taken with the 24-70mm at 55mm... Some more very faint crepuscular rays closer to sunset and some better color. Taken with the 16-35mm at 25mm... The post sunset was short and abbreviated with the system to my west. The best I could do. Taken with the 100mm...

And now for something completely different. A sunrise. Naturally everything is backwards early in the morning. Starting off with the reds. Taken with the 24-70mm at 54mm... Here comes the orange. Taken with the 16-35mm at 33mm... A vertical during the local sunrise. Taken with the 24-70mm at 70mm... Post sunrise color before everything went to white. Taken with the 16-35mm at 35mm... Cheers!

Plenty of clouds again for the sunset this evening. Maybe not the best color but still worth being out there. The conditions were quite pleasant also. No coat needed tonight at all. All images taken with the 16-35mm. When I got out to the pond. Taken at 20mm and slightly cropped at the top... For the cell phone crowd, a vertical orientation. Taken at 35mm and no cropping at all. It came out of the camera as you see it here... As the Sun peeked through the clouds on the horizon. Taken at 22mm and cropped slightly at the top... Post sunset color taken at 35mm and slightly cropped at the top again...

Tonight the slug of cirrus moisture was more overhead. When I got out to the pond. Taken with the 16-35mm at 20mm... The yellow taken with the 24-70mm at 51mm... Local sunset with the GND inverted to calm down the reds on the horizon... Post sunset max red. And yes this is shot dark on purpose so as to not blow out the reds. Taken with the 24-70mm at 70mm...

There are those of us that remember living pre-internet with no problem at all. You young whipper-snappers. Get off of my lawn!

Tonight I was not sure what to expect. Before I headed out to the pond a quick look at the visual satellite showed a slug of moisture From Iowa edging into Illinois. Figured I would head out even though it as still extremely dry overhead. When I got to the pond pre-sunset, Down on the water back at my summer spot. Taken with the 24-70mm at 46mm and cropped top and bottom... This last image was taken at a new location. The construction crew built up this mound that is about eight or nine feet high. That puts it around 15 to 18 feet above the pond. Seeing how the breeze as up I was not going for a reflection shot so being so much above the water did not matter to me. It also allowed me to get just a smidge more of the western horizon in it. Taken with the 100mm and cropped top and bottom some. The last of the post sunset color...

Even though the winds were howling and the temp just this side of frigid, I did go out to the pond for the few clouds that were around close to sunset. Both image were taken with the 24-70mm and at 70mm each. Looking northwest when I first got out there... Looking west with some small and faint crepuscular rays...

Today was all about the midday cirrus. That as because by sunset it was raining here and nothing to see but grey/gray. Both images were taken with the 16-35mm. Combing the cirrus with a downtown building. taken at 35mm... The Courthouse and traffic stantions framing the cirrus, taken at 21mm...

The only clouds were to the east for sunset this evening. Both images ere taken with the 16-35mm lens. Close to local sunset with the cirrus still white. Taken at 29mm and cropped top and bottom... Post sunset color taken at 31mm and cropped top and bottom...

Last night was the approaching system. This evening it was the same system but departing this time. It as a close thing here in central Indiana. Started off with a view to the south east as I got out to the pond. You can see the mud pit of all the construction. I am going to miss the views to the east from this location soon. Taken with the 16-35mm at 18mm... First view to the west was for the crepuscular rays. The rays at the bottom right are easy to see. The rays to the upper left are kind of difficult and hopefully the squashing of the resolution does not preclude them from being seen here. Taken with the 24-70mm at 58mm... A bit later as the clouds to the west were starting to break up. With the 24-70mm at 24mm and quite a bit of cropping of water at the bottom of the image... Last image of some of the color late in the sunset with a faint sun pillar to say good night to. Taken with the 24-70mm at 51mm and cropped at the top and the bottom...

1.67 in my tippy bucket from last night. Agrees well with the radar estimates.

That should verify here in Lebanon just for the hail. Came down pretty good for awhile. Most of it was dime sized or smaller but there was some nickel sized stuff in the middle of the hail core. The lawn was about 3/4'd covered by the hail.