Threatening Skies

Went to Lansing's ballyard on Monday night with a bunch of friends. It was a beautiful night, except for this cloud which passed in mid-game. It continued on its way, & things lightened up again. Except on the field. Neither team played well; the Luggies lost. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Since I complimented Julio Garcia's restraint about an umpire's perhaps-bad call in an earlier entry, I should acknowledge that I've seen him throw what can only be called tantrums in two recent games; he's now sitting out a suspension which resulted from Monday's explosion. He had a legitimate complaint, methinks, but carried the argument far too far.

This evening was dominated by a rather dramatic storm; it had Andy Provenzano, Channel 10's weather guy, talking about "Funky Clouds". Besides the impressive clouds, the wind was a bit frightening here, and rain fell. Lots of rain fell. And a nearby high school had significant storm damage. Then, this....

Breakers, at Marquette (from at or near McCarty's Cove, it looks like), on a dark June day in 1992. Camera: Chinon Genesis III

Cochran Road, Eaton County, Michigan.

Shot from one of my usual places , but I pointed more-or-less north this time, instead of than my usual east....

Pyramid Point, and South Manitou Island. And that lake. Camera: Nikon N90s. 1999.

Joan got out on her bike for the first time on Saturday. When we turned north to return home, we found this sky. We got a little wet. Fortunately, we didn't get the hail ktpupp reports with this picture , which was apparently taken a couple hours later around thirty miles east of us.

Near Delton, Michigan.