Mt. Rainier standing guard over Seattle

An airplane takes to the skies from Sea-Tac Airport against the backdrop of Mt. Rainier in Seattle.  Our son lives in West Seattle.  I had to walk to the end of the block to get this shot of the mountain which is about 45 miles away.  Mt. Rainier seems to stand guard over the city.

Sunset grabs attention

This was Thursday's sunset -- it kept drawing my attention while I was driving home. I finally had to pull off the Interstate and get my camera out. The sunset did not disappoint.  I just wish I had stopped earlier.

Cotton ball clouds warn of storm

These cotton-ball clouds seemed to be the advanced scouts for thunderstorm that mostly went just north of us in April.

Lone bird against puffy skies

A lone bird flies under puffy clouds in advance of a thunderstorm in Beaumont, TX.

Organized chaos: rain storm in the wild.

The was a rain storm yesterday afternoon to the west of Beaumont.  Notice how unruly and disorganized it appears.  On the other hand, there is a definite organization that carries water vapor high enough into the air that falls in the form of rain.  I guess it would be fair to call this organized chaos.

Sunset: Subdued brilliance

The sunset last night was somewhat subdued and brilliant at the same time.  There were few sharp edges since the clouds were so diffused.  The crepuscular rays were almost faded away when I pulled off the road to shoot this shot.

The day is done

Put a bright, colorful streak across the sky -- the day is done.

A sunset walk along the Lake Pontchartrain levy in New Orleans.