SkyPix

A digital photographic storybook of clouds, weather and water by Roger Edwards.

Danger Signs Near and Far

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As the forward-flank core of an increasingly messy supercell approached, cloud-to-ground (CG) lightning mostly remained closer to the mesocyclone, unseen off the left edge.  The bright flash at right, from the northeastern reaches of the forward-flank core, and closer to us, was an exception, and a warning sign.  Feathery tendrils of precipitation, seen here in front of the bright CG, would have … [Read more...]

Fall-20 Sunrise Tree Sequence 3

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Even with eyes to the prize in the skies, be a spotter to the water!  As the colors aloft evolved from reds toward yellows, the little ripples on the pond still formed as many unique reflective images of the Sunrise Tree as there are fractions in a second.  This was just one among an infinite many possibilities to show, and what a show it was.  Back to Part 1 Norman OK (19 Nov 20) Looking … [Read more...]

Fall-20 Sunrise Tree Sequence 2

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[Part 2 of 3] A wide-angle, landscape view of this magical sunrise scene, with its serene and gently rippled sky and tree-silhouette reflections in the pond, reveals a moment every bit as comforting and mind-cleansing as one can imagine.  It offers a lesson worth learning, and relearning:  in times of turmoil, strife and uncertainty, be sure to look to and appreciate blessings offered above.  Part … [Read more...]

Fall-20 Sunrise Tree Sequence 1

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[Part 1 of 3] 2020 has been an unprecedented and tragic year in many ways, but still, one with blessings for those who can seek and find.  Still rotating forward from a set of night shifts, I was awake to notice this gorgeous sunrise unfolding, and knew right where to go at this time of year, while the sky still had great colors.  Two years and sixteen days before, another beautiful sunrise … [Read more...]

Sunset Eruption on the Great Plains

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One of the most amazing sunsets I (still!) have witnessed wasn't just the astoundingly brilliant display of light and clouds and the northwest, but the rest of the sky too.  At a right angle to the left of the supercellular mammatus, the southwestern sky also blazed brightly, on and all around a fast-growing young dryline cumulonimbus that didn't exist visibly just a few minutes before.  Thirteen … [Read more...]

Autumnal Altocumulus Translucidus Undulatus

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On a fine and cool fall morning, it was a treat to round the corner of Battlestar Norman and see this splendid field of altocumulus translucidus undulatus covering a substantial proportion of the northern and eastern sky.  This came nearly a month after a wonderful sunset display of silhouetted undulatus clouds as seen from these grounds, and brought to mind a different but equally beautiful … [Read more...]