When I started this post ten years ago in the month of July, it was only natural to post about our summer monsoon storms. The monsoon season starts in June and runs and runs through September and is marked sometimes by a nightly gathering of clouds and wind. We are lucky when there is a little rain mixed in but many times the rain seems to stay in the outlying areas leaving the city with just the dust.
We've only had a couple of monsoon storms so far this season and one brought a record rainfall which was very nice. I hope we get some more.
Beautiful dramatic clouds here !
ReplyDeleteYes dramatic clouds, we miss the rain at the moment, everything dries.
ReplyDeleteNice sky. I always imagine Phoenix as a very dry place.
ReplyDeleteThese are spectacular clouds, Sharon!
ReplyDeletewhen I was still on Facebook last year, I joined an AZ photography group, and the monsoon photos were amazing! I'm not looking forward to the sandstorms, but am looking forward to the rest of monsoon season next year. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat photos!!
Amazing clouds!
ReplyDeleteA blogger friend up in Tucson has been watching the weather closely.
These two pictures show the summer sky much better than the one ten years ago. Love the sun on the building with the dark sky and the big white puffy cloud like the ones we had yesterday.
ReplyDeleteThe clouds look incredible and very dramatic. I like the way you composed the photos with the top of the trees.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, dramatic clouds! We're getting some monsoon-like weather here in S CA, which is a little unusual for this early in summer (more commonly seen in August). It makes for some great sky shots, but I don't like the combination of hot and humid.
ReplyDeleteI've never experienced a monsoon - I guess the rain is much needed there?
ReplyDeleteI love that second picture. It looks positively tropical!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful light in the first shot Sharon. I absolutely understand your enjoyment in the rain, in hot summers like ours every drop is precious ✨
ReplyDeleteI particularly like the second one, a perfect but unusual take on desert landscape.
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