Rain in the desert

JavaLover

After two days of record heat, we were back in the 70s. In two days we received almost 1.75 inches of rain. So I decided to play with the clouds. Let me know what you think.

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Bayer-Z28

I'm with ya as far as the odd weather.. It was 100 last early last week, but lately it's been in the low 70's.. BRRR!!! COLD for New Mexico!

We've also had INSANE WINDS!!!! 50+ MPH last week.. It was ripping pannels off the buildings on base.. And blowing our bracades away.. I have a feelign once thins wind dies down it's going to get HOT!!! It's abnormal for it to be this windy this late in the season.. Summer is usually calm..


Anyway.. Nice pics, looks like the kind of shots you'd get down here at WHite Sands NM.. I'm from Alamogordo NM BTW..

Skippy

JavaLover wrote:

After two days of record heat, we were back in the 70s. In two days we received almost 1.75 inches of rain. So I decided to play with the clouds. Let me know what you think.

1. Original untouched
2. A little pp
3. Just playing around

We've had some nice rain lately over here,
but I think the plants are confused, as the days have been warm.
The bulbs are almost 2 inches high now and they shouldnt be out till Spring.
It's actually Autumn here.

Thanks for sharing ... Skippy
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JavaLover

Bayer-Z28 wrote:

I'm with ya as far as the odd weather.. It was 100 last early last week, but lately it's been in the low 70's.. BRRR!!! COLD for New Mexico!

We've also had INSANE WINDS!!!! 50+ MPH last week.. It was ripping pannels off the buildings on base.. And blowing our bracades away.. I have a feelign once thins wind dies down it's going to get HOT!!! It's abnormal for it to be this windy this late in the season.. Summer is usually calm..


Anyway.. Nice pics, looks like the kind of shots you'd get down here at WHite Sands NM.. I'm from Alamogordo NM BTW..

The wind has been crazy here too. Today is the first day in a while that the wind hasn't been blowing. Still cloudy over cast and at noon it was 67*F.

You stationed in White Sands? My MIL does the hot air balloon event there in September. We've never been able to go because it's on the same weekend as our annual dive trip to Mexico. This year I thought we were going to be able as White Sands changed weekends, but wouldn't you know it, so did our dive trip! Anyway, my MIL has brought back some posters and great photos of the balloons and the white sand, almost looks like snow.

JavaLover

Skippy wrote:

We've had some nice rain lately over here,
but I think the plants are confused, as the days have been warm.
The bulbs are almost 2 inches high now and they shouldnt be out till Spring.
It's actually Autumn here.

Thanks for sharing ... Skippy
.

Hopefully your plants will figure it out before winter.
I have family in Queensland. Some day I'll get down there.

Bayer-Z28

JavaLover wrote:

The wind has been crazy here too. Today is the first day in a while that the wind hasn't been blowing. Still cloudy over cast and at noon it was 67*F.

You stationed in White Sands? My MIL does the hot air balloon event there in September. We've never been able to go because it's on the same weekend as our annual dive trip to Mexico. This year I thought we were going to be able as White Sands changed weekends, but wouldn't you know it, so did our dive trip! Anyway, my MIL has brought back some posters and great photos of the balloons and the white sand, almost looks like snow.

I work on base.. I'm a Civil Engineer, Equipment Operator and Pavement maintenance... Basically a construction worker.. The photogs come out of the WOODWORK when it comes to sunsets out at white sands!!!! they'll 'park' on top of the mounds with their tripods and leave their lenses open... ... I find it funny..

There was a balloon launch last week (weather balloon I believe) I had a chance to photog it, but I was working nights and I never got a chance to get a hold of the POC for the even because I was VERY busy!

And yeah.. It's amazing how fast your blood thins out and how fast you become acclimatised to this hot weather.. 67* is long sleeve or jacket weather! It was 84 and BEAUTIFUL today!!! My buddy canceled the trip to the lake this weekend because he thought the weather was going to suck..