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Viewing clouds at the ocean?!

Posted on June 17, 2014February 18, 2017 by Ian C.

As the sun set tonight, we had fabulous distant cloud views – one cloud bank was lit by the sunset further to the west, while a second cloud bank towered into the sky; I assume I’m not the only person that thinks “face in the cloud”:

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The amazing thing is that it seems these cloud formations were out over the Gulf, west of Florida – after the sun had set we saw regular lightning in the distance at the same position as the cloud “tower”, and Accuweather pinpointed the nearest lightning at 75 miles away! In the same direction, so I think it’s correct – you can see a long way in (flat) Florida!

Car Masters at Downtown Disney

Posted on June 14, 2014February 18, 2017 by Ian C.

We headed over to Downtown Disney this morning, to check out Car Masters Weekend; even getting there before 11am the parking was crazy – the new parking garages remain a long time in the future and leave chaos meanwhile!
But once we were parked, the cars were fun to see – both favorites from the Cars movies, and real life American classics – and a few quite modern cars, too!

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Sunset after the storm

Posted on June 11, 2014February 18, 2017 by Ian C.

Summer in Florida experiences basically daily afternoon or evening storms, as the wet air rolls in from the Gulf of Mexico to the west, and the Atlantic to the east, then meets in the center. Living now in about the center of the tall thin state means the meeting and subsequent storms surround us a bit west, a bit east, or over us.
Today as the storm cleared, I took a sunset picture:

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