Winter has turned deadly. From my heated living room in the Southern Tier of New York State, I watch what is happening in Texas and vicinity. A co-worker's daughter in Austin was, as of Thursday, on day five of no electricity, no heat, and now, no water. A cousin in a suburb of Ft. Worth fared better, and was able to give shelter to someone else. At the worst of times, the best in people can come out.
Meanwhile, I am watching the sky. Today, it's white with snow once again (we got several inches overnight) but the sky showed its various moods earlier this month.
How about a variety of February winter photos?
A farm field. Doesn't the sky seem to go on forever?
Along the Susquehanna River, near the last photo.
A puddle reflection.
A contrail cutting across feathery clouds.
Our way of life is so fragile, just a massive power failure away from disaster, as Nature is reminding us right now. I hope all of my readers are staying safe (and warm, if it's winter where they live.)
Joining Yogi and other sky watching bloggers for #SkywatchFriday.
...my winter sky this morning is overcast.
ReplyDeleteDramatic and beautiful sky.
ReplyDeleteDon't know if my comment registered. I'll try again. (You can remove the duplicate in post edit!) ;)
ReplyDeleteWith natural disasters and a pandemic raging on and commotion everywhere, it's so nice to just look up and find the quiet peace of the sky!
My son's friend in Texas was forced out of his home and fortunately was able to stay with a friend of his until he got heat back. We got as low as -22, a record, but did not lose heat. I guess that makes us lucky.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful sky shots, as always.
ReplyDeleteTexas...what can I say?
Esas tenebrosas nubes son indicios de agua.
ReplyDeleteFeliz fin de semana.
Your comment about our way of life being so fragile (just a disaster away) is spot on, and scary if you take the time to think about it. Your skies are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteVery wintery skies. I hear about Texas with horror. That's one reason why I'm not joking about our weather right now.
ReplyDeletePretty skies. Northerners usually have a plan B for power outages but the south does not usually need a backup heat source. Stay warm!
ReplyDeleteI have a friend in Texas and she suffered greatly for a few days with no heat or water. She had to warm up in her car. Thankfully, all is well today. We were so worried about her!
ReplyDeleteHappy skies! We’ve had a mixture of blue and gray overcast days here in our part of western Oregon and believe me I am grateful for that... one glance at the news from elsewhere is all it takes to realize that a midwinter rainy gray day is a huge blessing .
ReplyDeleteBeautiful skies!!
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