NOT a Lake

I was about 3 miles west of Lake Michigan when this sky, with its unrelenting color and pattern, forced me to pull over and take a photo. The silhouette of the barn, tree, phone wires, and smoke from the nearby powerplant just added to the show. So there's no lake, nay, not even any water. Sorry.

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Mid-June Montage

Actually, these are mostly from early June, but I haven't been able to catch up. So here are some pretty pictures of no particular vintage (well, other than June 2010). Apologies. We hope to return to regular programming soon.

Ghostly

In the morning.
And in the evening. In both, you can't tell the Lake from the sky. From Wed. 3/24/10.

Impossibly Colorful

All taken Sunday, 3/14, within a few minutes of each other.

Icy Monoliths

These are leftover pylons (if that is the right word) from long ago dismantled boat launches or fishing piers. The air is so cold that the splashing waves are making them into domes of ice. That sky is not bad either.

Windy New Year

Lots of waves, plus big sky for New Year's Day.

Sunset Silhouette

I barely remembered to take a pic before the sun set today, but I am SO glad I did!

Stunner Triptych

These photos were all so surreally beautiful I couldn't decide. And I don't have to. So here was the view this morning about 10am from the porch on the side of the building.

Stunning Gifts

Ethereal beauty on Friday, 5/22.

Thin layer of frosting

There was a thin layer of light color between the Lake and the sky. It was more dramatic in real life than this picture can show. From Tuesday, 5/19.

Jonathan Livingston Lakegull

The gulls were very active last Friday, enjoying the early days of spring.

What a sky!

Catching up from last week. Those are Simpsons quality clouds, right there.

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For some reason, Blogger cannot upload photos today. That, combined with my busy schedule last Thursday, being out of the office on Friday, and another crammed full schedule tomorrow, means there won't be any photos for nearly a week. (I will try to catch up with them, eventually, as they are choice ones).

Which is a shame, since things are very interesting outside today. We have a big pile up of snow and ice on the Lake, as far as the eye can see. It looks like it might be solid, but with rough snow piled up, as if you could walk all the way to the open water (though I'm sure it is NOT solid). There appears to be open water several hundred yards out, but it's hard to be sure. There have been intermittant snow squalls all day, with spectacular cloud formations and periods of bright sunshine reflecting off the snow/ice. The ice/snow is solid and still, not a whisper of wind or a slight ripple to disturb it.

I'll have pictures when I can.

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Look up!

It's all about the sky today, topping a smooth blue Lake with froth and swirls. Call it a sky latte (and call me an elitist for that reference!).

Sky with jet trail

This is from this morning, and you can see the jet trail in the sky above a mostly quiet Lake. Sometimes the sky is the primary show. Cloud pictures coming soon...