Cecropia moth, wings unfurled.
Originally uploaded by iceberg273.
More moth.
a mo-pho-to-blog.
Promethea silkmoth. To find such a thing by chance is a rare and fortunate experience - they only live for a week. More pictures later tonight from the better camera.
No rain. I think the cirrus blowing off the upstream storms killed whatever forcing we were getting. From daytime heating. Alas.
UPDATE (6/27): Meh. This is probably altostratus and mixed stratocumulus and pannus since it came from thunderstorm breakdown. I am not good at identifying clouds without the guides yet.
Why do you crouch on the sidewalk? This is madness! (Do not worry, it flew into a tree with some encouragement.)
I just experienced a full three seconds of cloud induced shade.
It's hard to see, but those are the first substantial daytime heating clouds in half a week, thanks to this blocking high.
The skies are not angry, but they are perturbed.
The crookedness of this tree is an inspiration to all of us.