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Category Archives: The Sky
Lake Michigan from the Indiana Dunes
We spent a day with our niece and her husband in Porter County, Indiana. They live about a mile from Lake Michigan, surrounded by pieces of Indiana Dunes National Park. During the day, we went to the lake shore two … Continue reading
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Super Blue Blood Moon Eclipse
Just before dawn on the last day of December, the moon put on a show. It was a blue moon, which just means that it was the second full moon in the month. This doesn’t change the way it looks … Continue reading
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Eclipse
The solar eclipse path of totality crossed north of Colorado. In the Springs, it maxed out at 89%. Everyone at work wandered out on the patio every so often to see the progress. Someone brought plates with screens for us … Continue reading
Virga
Virga is rain hanging like a curtain under a cloud that evaporates before reaching the ground. We see it a lot in Colorado. This was one of the most extreme examples.
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And Now for the Weather
I took a walk after work on Wednesday. As the sun set, I could see a band of dark clouds moving east over the mountains. On Thursday morning, we woke up in the middle of a cloud, and it lasted … Continue reading