Residents in Aotearoa: Its bark was worse than its bite.

Thursday 6 December 2018

Its bark was worse than its bite.

Here is a brief look at a storm that came, seemingly out of nowhere and went on its way, almost as quickly...

Looked like it might be intense. The clouds came up so fast and were so dark. The sun disappeared...

It downpoured, and it departed...

A fine day...

Hmmm, clouding up a bit...

Whoa, look at this...

Hey Hon, we could lose power with this one, I think...The wind is coming up too, I'll put the deck chairs under cover.

It's getting closer...

But look, there's a bit of a rainbow. Hope that's a good sign...

Not the sun returning, just a street light that came on in the gloom...

A double rainbow like a wave good-bye as the storm leaves us. It wasn't bad at all. -djf

4 comments:

Dianne7 December 2018 at 04:15
I love that tree in you cover picture! Maybe it's a type of Magnolia?

It seems that the sun is shining brightly as the storm approaches but I'm confused - are your pix overlooking your back yard looking east? and is that the direction the storm is coming from? If so, the rainbows would be in front of storm.

Anyways, I still enjoyed the drama unfolding!

Thanks for sharing!
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Doug Foster7 December 2018 at 12:01
The pictures of the storm were taken from our bedroom window, looking northeast and northwest. The sun at that time was in the west, hence the sunlight appearing almost behind us. I especially liked the fact that the sun on the foliage made the black clouds look even more impressive. So yes, the rainbow against the dark clouds is preceding the storm. That shot is facing slightly north east, and with the sun in the west, we got the fleeting bit of rainbow. The last shot of the double rainbow was taken out our front door looking southwest.
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Anonymous9 December 2018 at 05:30
I love your new header picture. That is so gorgeous. Thank heavens that storm when through quickly and without any damage. It was interesting to see how it changed in a short period of time. It is supposed to be in the low 30s this week here so I am thankful for that. McKenzie
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Doug Foster9 December 2018 at 09:59
It is really beautiful here right now. And the pohutukawas are starting to bloom too.
I'll put up a new header showing the tree in our backyard.
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My deer blind, a place outside of time and space.

This is a picture of my deer hunting blind. I built in in 1975 and used it until about 2010. I'm publishing this picture and text on November 15 of 2022, the opening day of Michigan's rifle deer hunting season, to remember all the years I spent sitting there and occasionally harvesting a deer. I think that the meat I provided for my family was only a small portion of the benefit I received from hunting in this manner. Of greater value to me was the time I spent alone, watching the forest and its many components interact. I had time to unwind from the stresses of my work, to appreciate our world, and even sometimes to pray. That blind was a refuge to me. It was cozy, and comfortable and I spent much more time filming the activities of not only deer, but bears, racoons, turkeys, squirrels, hawks, and once, even a snowy owl, than I did harvesting deer. May I suggest to all of you that you try to find some time and a place, where you can be alone, and where you can ponder and appreciate your life and your place in the world. It does a body good. -djf