I was in the Hill Country this morning when a cold front blew in. The clouds looks like waves in the ocean as they rolled through in less than 20 minutes.
Early warning, looking northeast.
Looking to the northwest we see why it’s called a “blue norther.”
Looking east a few minutes later.
Cloud wave rolling overhead, looking south.
Stretching to the west.
Clear sky between the bands.
Building in the west.
Rolling south.
I am sharing some of my herp sightings in various Texas eco-regions. We are going to start with the darker blue section of the map, the Gulf Prairies. My husband is actually a native of this region, and this is where I had my first ever encounter with a wild snake, just a few days […]
In late April I helped out with an event at Inks Lake State Park in central Texas. My task was running a metamorphosis activity for kids, at a table pleasantly located in the shade of a huge post oak tree. From time to time I would catch a glimpse of a tiny brown head daring […]
Whenever I am researching for a nature presentation, I come across great resources that beg to be shared. This is from The History of Four-footed Beasts, Serpents, and Insects, 1658, which was mostly a translation of an earlier book from the 1500s. I love this book so much — it has 1100 pages of illustrations […]
I am a little late in adding a post to the Numbers Game this week, because Hurricane Beryl came through on Monday. The storm was not a big one and it moved fast, but like many other people, we lost power. It was off for about 56 hours, and then it has been spotty since […]
I am again joining in with the Numbers Game from Judy Dykstra-Brown, this week looking at files with the number 149 in them. But I am going to stretch the limits of the challenge a little, by taking you on a walk to get to those “149” pictures. To get to this spot in the […]
I miss how those skies reveal so much all the time. I miss how sometimes you can see that its raining miles and miles away as you drive still in full sunshine. Up here, between the buildings and the trees, I feel like I never see the horizon. Thanks for sharing.
I have seen blue northers come in like a blanket, but never with these rolling tubes of clouds. I am so glad I caught it because it only lasted about 20 minutes. I am happiest when I see lots of sky, too!
I’ll bet the Weather Channel would love to have these. They are awesome.
It was amazing – I’m so glad I saw it because normally I would not be outside so early!
I’m a bit north of the hill country but also saw this one coming in. Oh so enjoyed the cooler temps; today’s temps were unbelieveable…so looking forward to the next cold front! Enjoyed your pics.
I saw the geese flying over today here northwest of Houston – I hope the cold front is coming soon and that it stays for a while this time!