Clouds, sunrises and sunsets

Nothing brilliantly spectacular but I liked the rays cutting across the sunset sky.

A dramatic sky seen from the park that is nearest to home. Taken late afternoon on a mid-November day.

This old water tower makes a definite landmark that can be silhouetted against all sorts of great skies.

This photo was taken towards the end of November. The old water tower makes a nice, familiar silhouette.

Sunset seen from the Cochrane Reserve, north west of Calgary. This was taken during an annual Bird Count on Boxing Day, 26th December 2005.

I thought this was rather a strange cloud effect, seen on 24th September 2004 from a local park in Calgary, Alberta. I wonder if there is a special name for it.

This was taken on 2nd January 2006 near Nanton, south of Calgary, Alberta.

This is part of a Chinook Arch that Calgary is famous for. We welcome the change in weather that these arches bring - usually somewhat windy and warmer and in winter the Chinook wind brings warmer temperatures that melt the snow and ice. Not good news, though, for Migraine sufferers!

I used the full 10x zoom on my little Olympus C750 to get as close as possible to this gorgeous sky. I watched the tail end of the sunset from North Glenmore Park, Calgary, and enjoyed seeing the distant peaks of the Rocky Mountains silhouetted by such a bright sky. I believe this photo was taken in November 2005.