Once again, we just missed getting pummeled by a nasty summer thunderstorm. Today only you can check the WSI “Yesterday” radar loop by clicking here. The fact that we were on the end of some dramatic cloud formations made for a very unique sunset.

I was just wrapping up some yard and garage work and, while my view of the horizon is obscured, I could tell that the sky had a lot of unusual characteristics. So, in the course of running and errand for my wife, I decided to bolt to Hillside Park and snap a few shots. What you see above is the edge of the cloud cover, a window to the somewhat clearer skies beyond. Even cooler:

What’s neat about this part of the sky is that something’s casting a shadow on the clouds. The rays that spread outward are blocked in a couple of places, making for some neat texture to the bottom of the clouds overhead. It’s just too bad I didn’t have an angle without all the antennas in the way!