Thursday, May 7, 2009

SkyWatch #43

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Welcome! These SkyWatch scenes come to you from northeast Iowa, USA.

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Last evening, this was the view looking east as thunderstorm clouds were moving in from the west:

curly cloud A few days ago, this dark pancake of a cloud settled over our farm in early evening. Though sporting a rather menacing look, it but brought neither storm or rain.

Dark cloud

Finally, here are the twin spires of St. Peter Lutheran Church in Eldorado, Iowa. This photo was taken on Wednesday as my husband and I were driving past that tiny town. To see an interior shot of the church, go to this Flickr page.

Eldorado spires

Thank you for stopping by! Please visit the official SkyWatch website to find this week’s list of links to beautiful sky photos from around the world.

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19 comments:

Jane said...

Looks very ominous, you must see some wonderful skies in Iowa.

Kat Mortensen said...

That top photo is fantastic! it reminds me of the Cake Wrecks blog's current photo for Mother's Day. (It's a cake with a woman's reproductive organs!) Can you see those swirling Fallopian tubes in the clouds? Or is it just me?

Kat

Pearl Maple said...

Great collection of photos for Sky Watch Friday. Thanks for taking the time to capture nature in motion and sharing with us all.

Gigi Ann said...

I like the look of the pancake cloud.

Flea said...

I love sky shots! Yours are so pretty!

James said...

Beautiful skywatch pictures. I was going back and forth but I can't decide which one I like best. Three very nice scenes.

Jeannelle said...

Hi, Jane,

They looked more threatening than they actually were.

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Hi, Poetikat,

Yes, after I took the photo last night I noticed the swirls....they reminded me of the curly horns of mountain sheep, but Fallopian tubes works, too!

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Hi, Pearl Maple,

Thank you for the kind words. I like your name.

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Hi, Gramma Ann,

It was dark, but didn't cause any trouble.

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Hi, Flea,

Thank you!

Jeannelle said...

Hi, James,

Yes, I liked them all, too, and couldn't choose just one to post!

erin said...

great skywatch cloud captures...and the clouds did look pretty ominous.
have a fab friday.

Jane Hards Photography said...

Oh my! Looks like you could take off at any moment there. Terrific scary images.

Photo Cache said...

The clouds look scary a bit, but I like it this way.

DesertHen said...

Wonderful sky watch shots! I love to watch the thunder-heads build in the late afternoon. Nothing better then a good t-storm as we like to call them.

Huzhar said...

That was dark, but beautiful sky watch.. Have a nice day..

Brad Myers said...

Great sky watch, those are some awesome clouds.

Pat - Arkansas said...

Very nice, if slightly threatening looking, clouds, J. Nice Sky Watch. I particularly like the Lutheran church spires.

Arija said...

Love your wide open skies. Nice shots too. We're on a farm too, but here it is lightly hilly.

Tarolino said...

Watching a storm move in is quite a special feeling. Especially thunderstorm clouds can mowe in so fast and change shape so rapidly it's like watching a great spectacle which your lovely photos quite clearly deminstrates.

Girl Tornado said...

Love the first photo, such a classic beautiful country scene. ;)

Essence of Maine said...

I love photos of stormy skies and yours are excellent!