We've had four power failures in the past month. Fortunately, each has only lasted about an hour but the last one happened on Wednesday, around 8pm. The temperature had reached 94F (34.4C) earlier in the day, with a heat index of 104F (40C). Not hot compared to other parts of the United States, but still.
It had rained not long before the power went out, and, in fact, our county had been under a tornado warning. But as the minutes passed (it was no longer raining) we decided we'd rather be outside.
About 8:30, we decided to go out to our local park and enjoy what was left of the sunset.
The clouds left only a narrow band for some color but the cloud in the middle lower part of the photo looked like a snowy mountain.
There were a couple of orange spots, which disappeared soon after I took this picture.
Now the lower clouds look like a mountain range in the distance.
Walking back to our house, we passed by a couple of neighbors talking to each other and we joined the conversation. Isn't it a bit sad that, without that power failure, we wouldn't have talked at all that day?
Shortly after 9pm, the power came back on, and we heard a cheer from another neighbor's house. Ah, back to normal, but it made me think of the thousands of people in our country without power due to storms or floods. We were fortunate.
Before I leave, a programming note. I will post in Skywatch Friday next Thursday afternoon. I won't have a chance to visit any of you on Friday.
I will not be posting a Skywatch post the week of Friday, July 26.
Joining Yogi and other skywatching bloggers each Friday (with few exceptions) at SkywatchFriday.
Lovely photos as always.
ReplyDeleteI hope your absence is for a pleasant reason.
...it's so easy to take power for granted!
ReplyDeleteGreat captures.
ReplyDeleteYou made the most of your power failure. I'm glad the power came on in not too long a period of time.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful skies. We've had strange, short outages too, literally a few seconds. The heat can't be helping
ReplyDeletePower cuts enable us to revisit earlier times (when people talked to each other :-))
ReplyDeleteThe sky is so interesting after storms. I have a friend in Houston who hasn't had power since Monday and doesn't expect to get power until next week. They're dealing with a lot of heat and humidity this week, too.
ReplyDeleteOn Wednesday, we too had a power outage (from 22:00 to 06 am). It was pre-planned by the electricity company, and people were pre-announced about it. Still, in this heat and humidity, it was tough!
ReplyDelete(As we live in a war zone, electricity has to be checked out often.).
Very pretty and dynamic skies. Power outages are a scary thing and bring a lot of stress because often you don't know how long they will last.
ReplyDeleteI love that you left the house when the power went out and enjoyed nature then visited with neighbors. When my power goes out, at first I panic and wonder what will I do, hope it comes back on soon. Then I adapt and get along so well that I'm a little disappointed when it does come back.
ReplyDeleteAmazing sky photos ~ so dynamic ~ hugs,
ReplyDeleteWishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Great skies.
ReplyDelete🔥 🔥 🔥.
ReplyDeleteMesmerising skies!
ReplyDeleteThank heavens we haven't had power failure in a long time (knock on wood).
ReplyDeleteWorth a Thousand Words
Oooh, vacation coming? I hope you have a nice time. Power outages are such a nuisance, especially in the heat.
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy your Skywatch photos. They remind me to go outside and look - really look - up.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the clouds and the lesson; yes, let's watch less Netflix, do less scrolling through social media and just take walks and talk to our neighbours.
ReplyDeleteStorm skies are fascinating to me. Thanks for this.
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