More Clouds - June 25th, 2008

We had another powerful thunderstorm roll through Cedar Rapids last night and so I have more cloud images to share.

The flood waters have begun to recede in Cedar Rapids now, but there is a lot of devastation left behind. Over 6000 people are unemployed because of the damage to the business infrastructure, as many as 20,000 people are still displaced from their homes, our city library lost its entire adult book collection (over 250,000 books) and it goes on.

But at least we haven't had any more rain and for a while I won't be photographing any cloud formations like I posted in my last entry. Those kind of clouds don't come along often and I'm glad I had a chance to record the power inherent in them.

The last thunderstorm to roll through Cedar Rapids, Iowa was on Saturday evening. As the sky began to clear, I captured some striking shots of a huge, rolling mass of white clouds. We have experienced a recording setting 500 year flood here and certainly do not need more rain. There is a sublime beauty in nature's display.

I have watched the statistics of my website for June and I find myself amazed at how many people are visiting it - over 8500 hits in ten days! Thanks to all of you for showing so much interest.

What is a bit of a conundrum in these numbers is "why?" am I experiencing a five-fold increase in visits. I like to think that I have offered something besides the norm in sites and blogs. Believe me when I say I try hard to make things lively and interesting.

If you could take a few moments to send me your comments I would really appreciate it.

Best Regards,

Michael