Watching The Clouds

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[dizzdvl.livejournal.com]

I like the last one. what's the top? Just another cloud or funnel stuff?

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

It's called a "cloud-cap" and forms when cumulonimbus fist push up into the stratosphere. They only last a few minutes before the cumulo blasts out all over the place.

[dizzdvl.livejournal.com]

Nifty! Can I snag it for wallpaper, please? :)

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

yep, no worries.

[acelightning.livejournal.com]

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

Dubbo is not known for its mountains, so I have to wait for a thunderstorm to brew up.

[acelightning.livejournal.com]

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

There was a slow movement of upper air from left to right, with the cumulo forming a barrier the strato-air had to go around. about 5 minutes after I took this the cap was gone because the cumulonumbus burst out all over the place and started to form an anvil.

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

and I haven't seen a tornado here yet.

[acelightning.livejournal.com]

[torakiyoshi.livejournal.com]

I finally saw one myself the summer after my Sophomore year in college. I was really excited to see it, until I realized it was straight ahead of me on the highway down which I was barrelling. Yeep!

Have the best

-=TK

[acelightning.livejournal.com]

[torakiyoshi.livejournal.com]

*Grins* Oh, trust me. I know all about Tornados. I have a dread fascination for them. But knowledge tends to fail when you see something wild and uncontrolable that terrifies you in real life. ;)

Regardless, it was over the horizon and made landfall in east Cheyenne. I turned on the radio only to hear the NWS release a tornado warning after it had gone back up into the cloud and all gyration had stopped.

Oh, btw... great pics, Batty!

Have the best

-=TK, tornado freak

[makovette.livejournal.com]

Now that's a big ole thunderstorm in the works, cool pics (as always) Batty!

CYa!
Mako

[tavella.livejournal.com]

Oooh, lovely! Can I iconize/wallpaper them?

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

yep!

[silmaril.livejournal.com]

tavella: I'm reading your icon as "Lwara" (it has to be in Quenya mode, you've got the "has a vowel after it" form of "r" in there). But I don't know Quenya mode very well, so I might be misreading the "w"-letter. What does it mean?

dewhitton: I was going to ask for wallpaper permission, too... Apart from the interesting formation catch, I adore those particular tones blue to pieces.

[tavella.livejournal.com]

It's 'Laura', or as close as I could approximate in Quenya mode at the time -- I think I went by pronounciation more than the exact spelling.

[silmaril.livejournal.com]

As soon as I saw the first line of the notification e-mail that went "Laura (tavella) replied to your LiveJournal comment in which you said..." I had a "D'oh!" moment.

Even when writing in English mode going by pronounciation the best way, I think. (If I were to write this usericon now, instead of back when I first started learning, I'd probably use a long vowel carrier instead of the doubles, even though that doesn't technically change anything.)

At any rate: Nice.

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

I preferred the Sindaran form, but it has been many years since I was able to read tengwar fluently. I can still read English runes.

Take what you want to iconize. I don't mind.

Nice

[ursuscal.livejournal.com]

Oh, how I would LOVE to do some lightning research around those bad boys... Y'know; send some rockets up trailing fine wire tied to an earth terminal (or "ground" terminal to us Yanks).

Truly beautiful stuff, this.

Re: Nice

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

Yeah! To call down lightning at the touch of a button. Or to fly high enough to research the Sprites.

Re: Nice

[acelightning.livejournal.com]

[arcturax.livejournal.com]

Hehe, playing with the camera again? I just got a Cannon Digital EOS Rebel SLR (6.3 mp) last night. So I should get some interesting shots myself now :)

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

I'm still stuck with film, but the processing lab does a direct neg to CD transfer. Which is nice.