Upside down moon, emptying itself of water, suggests bountiful summer rain season ahead

When the moon is upside down, that is,  turns it concave face down toward the earth, it’s a sign of bountiful rains ahead, in this case, during our summer rain season.  That’s because, according to folklore I made up yesterday, it is figuratively  “emptying itself of its water” onto the land, in this case, onto… Continue reading Upside down moon, emptying itself of water, suggests bountiful summer rain season ahead

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In case you missed them…a 2008 full moon and, moving ahead, yesterday’s sunrise

  From the Cowboys in Laramie, Wyoming, this TUS sounding for yesterday morning in the pre-dawn hours: As the morning wore on, the Altocumulus deck faded away, moving east, and we were left with some Cirrus clouds, but what kind? Well, that was  it for photography yesterday. Doesn’t seem to be any reliable indication of… Continue reading In case you missed them…a 2008 full moon and, moving ahead, yesterday’s sunrise

Seeing cloud tops over Prescott from Catalina; Douglas tops 16 inches in summer rain

Here they are: ————————- Our desert greening seems to be reaching its peak now, and so it would be nice for you to get out and see it before football day on Saturday and it could start to wilt that bit under our drier conditions.  Just after sunrise, and just before sunset, there is some… Continue reading Seeing cloud tops over Prescott from Catalina; Douglas tops 16 inches in summer rain

The moon is us

Since we don’t have any clouds and storms to think about, I thought I would think about the moon for you.  Here is a fragmentary view from yesterday morning through some Cirrus: Have any thoughts yet? Well, here is a surprise that’s been around for a few years but I just found out about it:… Continue reading The moon is us