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photo by Donald Kinney
Hope everybody is enjoying a great Sky Watch Friday.
Well, it's been a while since I've seen a really spectacular sunrise out at China Camp, but I finally was able to oooh and aaah on Wednesday...
We had some clouds roll through the Bay Area Monday night, and San Francisco even got a brief shower. Yes, we need rain out here in the west -- it's been dry as a bone. But what we don't need right now is lightning-strikes -- the threat of wild-fires is extremely high.
Read more about the wild-fires in the west at Wikipedia, but here is a brief summary:
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The fires broke out after three years of below-normal rainfall dehydrated much of California's forests and woodlands, making them prone to wildfires. Spring 2008 for California was the driest on record for many locations; for example, San Francisco registered only 0.007 inches (0 cm) of rain out of a normal of 6.18 inches (16 cm) from March to May. As vegetation turned into bone-dry tinder in early June, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a statewide drought for the first time in over a century. Dry thunderstorms and lightning, rarely seen on the California coastline in June, rolled onshore on the weekend of June 20 - June 21. The storm unleashed 5,000 to 6,000 dry lightning strikes across Northern and Central California, igniting more than 800 fires. The same thunderstorms also caused fires in Oregon. High daytime temperatures facilitated the spread of the fires and the number of wildfires skyrocketed in the days after the thunderstorm.
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34 comments:
Very beautiful, to be sure. Sailor's delight?
Thank you for your comment on my blog. This sunrise picture is very beautiful. The sunrise is very special and the light is fantastic.
Fantastic! The color, of course, is wonderful. But I especially love the layers of clouds and the symmetry.
Great photo! I would have oohed and aahed as well, nice work. Hopefully you can avoid more fires out there.
Thank you for your comment on my site. Your sunrise is beautiful!!
Take care
Outstanding, Donald!
Really beautiful. Not the usual sunrise for your spot of the world.
The fires have been so awful. I hope they will finally get under control.
oh, that is just beautiful! the wildfires are so frightening, and must be wreaking havoc with so many lives...
Good morning Firday! This shot reminds me of our skys here in San Diego when we had the wild fires last October.
nice shot of sunrise on the beach. it's perfect!
perfect sunset.
Hello!
Your picture is fantastic!!
It's like a drawing!
I really like this picture!!
Great shot - so rich.
Your photograph is a most lovely Sky Watch! Thank you for sharing it with us.
Neat capture ... red skies always fascinate me
:-Daryl
A California sunrise - spectacular! No, you certainly don't need any more lightning strikes out there. My daughter lives in Monterey Co. They went camping in Big Sur 24 hours after they opened the sites again. So sad. I'll pray for rain for you.
Stunning sunrise! Great SWF! Well done!
Love that ball of fire in the sky..well worth the wait!
ps How did you address that ball???
Thanks for the visit!
I see a big snake with its open mouth above the water.
Fantastic shot !
Well - that's what I call a sunset!!
Gorgeous - like molten metal!
Cheers, Klaus
- a photo a day may not keep the doctor away, but this shot really make me feel good and that is healthy isn't it?
Petunia's SWF
the only fire should be this amazing one caused by the sunrise... beautiful shot!
Ahhhhhhhhhh! This is SO lovely, and I get lost in that sky that's in the banner box. It's great to fly up out of all of the big messy nests of words I flounder around in during my work days and sail into the different vistas of your photos! For some reason, I especially dug the trolley tracks this week. THANKS!
You gotta love those early mornings. Sometime the rewards make it all worth getting up for. Great photo.
Cheers
A perfect sunrise !! I send you some rain from Flanders, we have plenty of it ;-)
Oh, my goodness! How I wish I had been there to see that. You lucky duck.
Just gorgeous, with the sun glimmering on the water!
Thank you for visiting my SW post!
Nothing beats a good sunrise or -set. Fantastic pic :)
WOW! What a glorious photo. They say that a picture is worth a thousand words - this is one of them.
WOW!!! SO beautiful! LOVE IT!!
Lovely colors - looks like a winter sunset here on the East Coast.
Very nice sunrise! It makes great colors on top of water. Happy sky watching and week end!
OMG! What a blessing! I just love it.
Oh my.....this takes my breath away! You have captured this perfectly! Words fail me.....
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