Cloud pictures from my phone

Last Thursday, Norm and I were walking around the block near sunset, taking advantage of the cool weather we have been having to get some exercise. As we rounded the curve at the top of our street, the trees parted and we saw this amazing complex of thunderheads building to the southeast. Not good news for the folks downtown at the ball game or across the river. But an amazing sight for us.

We kept walking south, and watched a thunder head build up from almost nothing into a seething white cone that is partially visible here in the center of the picture. In 5 minutes time it rose by several thousand feet.

About a block farther south, we came to the open area along the bike way and saw this view to the east, over The Meadows student apartment complex that is on the University campus. We watched the clouds change colors as the sun's last rays touched them. This was my first successful use of the camera on my Sprint Upstage wireless phone. It saves images to a teensy tiny chip that needs an adapter before it can be inserted into my card reader. It's not bad for weather pictures, especially with a little help from iPhoto afterward.


Storm pictures somehow seem appropriate tonight, as we keep watch by TV and Internet on the progress of Tropical Storm Fay. It looks like Ft. Myers might dodge a direct hit, but these paths are notoriously hard to predict. Doug said this morning that the storm shutters are up and provisions are laid in. We keep our boys and all of the people of Southwest Florida in our prayers for their safety and the preservation of their homes and property.