Sierra Vista, AZ: Stormy Clouds

Stormy clouds and light, Highway 90 near Sierra Vista, Arizona. May 2019.

On the way back to Tucson from hummingbird banding, cloudy skies over a light-filled bowl inside a mountain circle bid me pull over to the side of the road to take photos.

Stormy clouds and light, Highway 90 near Sierra Vista, Arizona. May 2019.

Stormy clouds and light, Highway 90 near Sierra Vista, Arizona. May 2019.

Stormy clouds and light, Highway 90 near Sierra Vista, Arizona. May 2019.

Stormy clouds and light, Highway 90 near Sierra Vista, Arizona. May 2019.

Las Cruces NM 2019: Hovering Cloud

Hovering cloud over Organ Mountains, Las Cruces, New Mexico. March 2019.

One evening in Las Cruces, a long, low cloud hovered over the Organ Mountains.

Hovering cloud over Organ Mountains, Las Cruces, New Mexico. March 2019.

It appeared sentient.

Hovering cloud over Organ Mountains, Las Cruces, New Mexico. March 2019.

Hovering cloud over Organ Mountains, Las Cruces, New Mexico. March 2019.

I pulled over to capture it.

El Paso: Sunset Heights: Messrs Cloud and Madame Moon

Flirty moon, Sunset Heights, El Paso, Texas. August 2017.

August 2017


Back in the day, Sunset Heights offered prime seats from which to watch the Mexican Revolution.

Clouds, Sunset Heights, El Paso, Texas. August 2017.

My neighborhood still offers grand seats for watching scrabbling clouds and a flirty moon.

Flirty moon, Sunset Heights, El Paso, Texas. August 2017.

They turned in stellar performances over two consecutive nights in August.

Clouds, Sunset Heights, El Paso, Texas. August 2017.

Below, you can watch the clouds snap and spark. The dogs voiced their opinions, not that anyone asked for them.

Flirty moon, Sunset Heights, El Paso, Texas. August 2017.

Clouds, Sunset Heights, El Paso, Texas. August 2017.

Flirty moon, Sunset Heights, El Paso, Texas. August 2017.

Clouds, Sunset Heights, El Paso, Texas. August 2017.

Clouds, Sunset Heights, El Paso, Texas. August 2017.

El Paso: The Cloud Goddess Comes

Clouds on Franklin Mountains, El Paso, Texas. December 2016.

December 2016

Saturday afternoon, the last day of the year.

I turned east onto Mesa Road, one of El Paso's major arteries, and on the west side of the city, a long, congested trail of generica, a series of traffic lights to pass under.

But not today.

Clouds on Franklin Mountains, El Paso, Texas. December 2016.

The goddess slipped from the heavens to rest on the shoulders of the Franklin Mountain line.

Clouds on Franklin Mountains, El Paso, Texas. December 2016.

Gorgeous.

Clouds on Franklin Mountains, El Paso, Texas. December 2016.