Storm.

I witnessed this storm pass near my workplace yesterday.

Returned.

During mid-summer the number of birds – individuals and species – that visit the backyard decreases.

Activity is picking up now, and these two Mourning Doves are among the birds that have returned.

Blazing.

A blazing white orb sets the tone for a hot and humid summer day.

A summer sunrise.

On the beach.

Faye and I spent some time on the beach today. Not much time because we did not have sunblock. We expected the water to be chillier than it was.

It was good to get out like this, and good to see so many people out enjoying themselves.

Summer morning.

Sunrise.

Sunrise, on a late summer day by the calendar. Sunrise, on an early autumn day by how it feels.

Cloaked

Sunrise – yes, sunrise – on a summer morning when cirrus clouds, and the sun, were largely cloaked by smoke from wild fires several hundred klicks away in Manitoba and northwest Ontario.

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Towering

Yesterday was a good day to cloud-watch. It was hot, humid, and the atmosphere was a little unstable. Cumulus began towering which created some fascinating formations.

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Before

Lucy, before a thunderstorm chases us inside.

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