Crazy Clouds

On my list of the most amazing things I've witnessed in nature, right near the top, not far down from the meteor storm that Don and I watched from the bed of the pickup parked high on an Ozark hilltop, were the crazy clouds that filled the sky here 4 years ago.

A couple of friends and I had spent the morning picking blueberries at Eckart's Farm in Dora, Missouri.  Engrossed in our conversation and the treasures at our fingertips, we didn't even notice the sky until we were almost ready to leave.  It looked quite threatening, and we hurriedly paid for our produce and headed for home.

Along the way, dark waves of clouds filled the sky and it was hard to keep my eyes on the road.  We were certain that some wild weather was apon us, but after a few raindrops, the clouds blew away.

We learned on the news that night that the clouds had stretched as far as Springfield, Missouri, about 75 miles from here, and possibly even farther.  They are a rare form of cloud, called Undulatus Asperatus.  This photo was taken from the bridge at Tecumseh, Missouri, over the headwaters of Norfork Lake.

Do you know how the clouds hang poised, those wonders of Him who has perfect knowledge?

         Job 37:16



Linking to Skywatch Friday

On a Summer Morning

A wild rabbit appears in the soft light of dawn...

as a chipmunk's chant broadcasts his whereabouts.

While yesterday's rain still lingers, God streams light down from the sky

and my heart breathes the prayer that Moses sang centuries ago:

Oh satisfy us in the morning
with Your lovingkindness, 

that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.

Psalm 90:14

Linking with Saturday's Critters