View to the South, towards Pine Ridge, June 2010
Though I haven't mentioned it much before, the Thunder Beings play a major part of the life that I have come to know and love in this new land which I now call home. They shape the land, day- and how the people live. In the winter, the Thunder Beings come back to The Nest in the Black Hills. In the early Spring (Solstice) they awaken and again are active throughout the South Dakota sky. Though I haven't had a really really good thunderstorm yet this year, I await one with great excitement!
Tonight, though there were severe storm warnings everywhere, they went to the East of us. This is what they look like from above...I had just gotten back from a nice dinner at Minerva's with Jhon... luckily- just in time to snap these extraordinary series of photos- taken seconds apart! Do you not think that the photos taken below are much more beautiful?
The meteorological name for them is mammutus cloud. They are like upside-down bubbles in the sky. There is more information available to read on these interesting and beautiful clouds at wired.com.
Beauty is all around me!
Addendum: There were stories in the paper the next day all about the storm. In fact- a tornado was produced by the storm- far away from Rapid City, though...
Here are two of the most dramatic and beautiful photos of lightening that I have ever seen- taken by JhonDuane right out back of the house in the country!
(Click to enlarge!)
©JhonDuane Goes In Center
Thunderstorm 19 July, 2010
A South Dakota hailstone- a possible new record for size?
Awesome!
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