Tucson Skies

I'm not a photographer by any sense of the word. However, I enjoy looking at the world with the intent of capturing unique images on film (or in pixels, as the case may be).

These are some recent shots of the Tucson sky. As much as the desert isn't my native land, I am often amazed by the skies here. We get such variety in the cloud formations. Even from minute to minute, things can look so different.

All these shots are taken from my deck, looking east.



These first two are from a couple of days ago. We have been having some afternoon thunderstorms this week. It's unusual to get them this early. The monsoon won't start for another three weeks or more, so this is a nice treat.




These clouds are from later the same night, around sunset. This is looking to the east, so the color is mild compared to what must have been happening in the western sky.



These are more thunderstorm clouds, from late afternoon yesterday. We've gotten very little rain here, but other parts of the valley have been hammered by winds and rain. These storms produce microbursts that hit small areas with 50-70 mph winds and torrential rains.




These clouds are from this afternoon's storm, which again didn't leave us with much rain but others in the valley were drenched and suffered strong winds.

I'll post more of these as I take more photos. Things should get very interesting as the monsoons come next month.


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