Evening snowstorm

Here are some photographs from a snowstorm on Dec. 19, 2008. I like winter weather and the pictures the weather produces.



These photographs were taken on Highland Avenue in Middletown, N.Y., two blocks from my house.





Here's a slideshow of more photographs from the storm:

December ice storm

Winter has not officially started yet, but we've already had some interesting weather in the Hudson Valley. The higher elevations of Orange County, N.Y., were coated in ice from a storm last week. Here's a slideshow of some photographs I took on Saturday.



We had more ice this morning. Schools were cancelled. And significant snow is forecast for Friday. I can't wait.

Chasing rainbows

I spent some time chasing rainbows in Middletown, Montgomery and Hamptonburgh a few weeks ago. Here are some of the photographs.



The photo above was taken at my favorite rainbow and lightning spot in Middletown, N.Y. The following three pictures are from Pleasant View Farm in Montgomery, N.Y., about 25 minutes away.







The final picture was taken at Stony Ford Golf Course in Hamptonburgh, N.Y. I was hoping to find some golfers on the course, or at least a flag on the green. About 10 minutes later, as the rainbow started to fade, there was lightning in the distance. That would have made a nice picture.

Dark and stormy night

The hot and humid weather we've been having finally ended with thunderstorms. I tried to get some lightning shots but had no luck. Then I saw the fog forming and moved to a different location.



I've taken shots from this same spot looking in the other direction.