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Another perfect Late Feb. day. Was outside all day watching the incoming system dynamics.

A partial 22 degree halo around the Sun as the cirrus encroached the area. Taken with the 24-70mm at 24mm...

When I got out to the overpass for the sunset. Taken with the 16-35mm at 16mm...

Looking south at the different cloud types. Taken wwith the 16-35mm at 16mm...

Looking southeast. Taken with the 16-35mm at 16mm...

The different colors for the different cloud types. The white of the highest cirrus. The yellow of the medium alto-cumulus. And the black of the stratus starting to roll into the area. Taken with the 24-70mm at 35mm...

No two ways about it. It was a perfect day here. Five stars, two thumbs up, perfect climo any way you can say it. it was. 73 at KIND.

Some faint late-afternoon iridescence in the cumulus. There was some nice cirrus inaction going on also that I could not see from the glare. Glad I took the image and was able to see it.

Taken with the 24-70mm at 42mm...

Someone, somewhere said something about Daffodils starting to poke up. I thought that as silly till I went out today and actually saw some spikes showing themselves here.

8 hours ago, Malacka11 said:

Just had the first fly of the year land on my head. New February record just dropped guys

The real question is will TheCimateChanger now post a three chart expose` about head flies from Gaylord Michigan in 1887?

There was a tongue of clouds in the area close to sunrise today, so I gave it a shot.

The pre-sunrise conditions. Taken with the 24-70mm at 24mm...

The post sunrise conditions. Taken with the 24-70mm at 70mm and cropped in the camera...

7 minutes ago, Brian D said:

Personally, as horrible of a winter as it has been my way, it's also great to experience one from almost 150 yrs ago. Reminds me of the winters in NJ back in my Army days. Folks would complain on the little bit of cold that would show up, and I would just laugh at them. "This is nothing, man. You guys don't know what a real winter is like." Of course, most of my buddies were southern boys, so I get it. 

Wait! You were in the Army in NJ in the year of our Lord 1874? Mdecoy must have you on speed dial.

1 hour ago, cyclone77 said:

What ever happened to Jackstraw?  Noticed the last of the snowpack was around his area today in Indiana and it reminded me that he hasn't been around in a long time.

Last time he posted, April 5, 2023. Last time visited, June 22, 2023.

Feb. in Indiana...

And now for the sunset session.

Local sunset. Taken with the 24-70mm at 70mm...

Looking east at the color rushing in. Taken with the 24-70mm at 50mm...

Looking south. Taken with the 24-70mm at 70mm...

Post sunset color, vertically. Taken with the 24-70mm at 70mm...

Post sunset color, horizontally. Taken with the 24-70mm at 59mm...

Cheers!

I am going to have to split today into two separate posts. It was one of those days behind the viewfinder.

The afternoon session.

The Courthouse and the altocumulus. Taken with the 24-70mm at 27mm...

The cirrocumulus has wings. Taken with the 24-70mm at 35mm...

The cirrocumulus and the tree at my morning sunrise location. Taken with the 24-70mm at 24mm...

Approaching systems can give some nice visuals.

Some late afternoon cirrus, looking northwest. Taken with the 24-70mm at 41mm...

When I got out to the overpass for sunset. looking east. Taken with the 24-70mm at 50mm...

Looking southwest close to sunset. Taken with the 24-70mm at 24mm...

I do not see any spaghetti lines anywhere near where we are right now.

The sunset this evening.

I did not think the sunset would amount to much. But there was some clouds to the west. So I took the camera out to the country to get a good and clear view to the far west. Did not bring the tripod though, as I was not expecting much. So these are handheld through the car window. Blame any soft image on the photographer, not the camera.

The sunset. Taken with the 24-70mm at 70mm and cropped in the camera...

Max red, Taken with the 24-70mm at 70mm and cropped in camera...

Deepest red with the electric blue starting to creep in at the top. Taken with the 24-70mm at 70mm and cropped in camera...

Cheers!

52 at KIND and CAVU all day. Life is good day for early February.

This will piss off the winter weenies. This afternoon a small V of sandhill cranes were winging their way back north. True this is just the vanguard and not the main body of V's upon V's. But Mother Nature is still starting to think about the coming Spring.

With minimal cropping and just a hint of a sundog...

A whole bunch of cropping on this one. About a third of the sensor was all that was saved...

The sunrise this morning.

Taken with the 24-70mm at 63mm...

A smidge later when the reds were higher in the sky. Taken with the 24-70mm at 35mm...

2 hours ago, cyclone77 said:

Took longer than expected, but it finally cleared off around 1pm here.  

Sort of tried to break the inversion around sunset here. I could sense some blue up there, but it only lasted about five minutes and then it was back to solid grey again/still...

Just an assumption, but it sounds like you are not logged in under chrome and safari.  

That is the change (dt) not the current conditions. There is still D1 in the Midwest. You can see the map in the link below...

Midwest | U.S. Drought Monitor (unl.edu)

1 hour ago, frostfern said:

Its pothole season.  I narrowly avoided a pretty deep one today.  I hate how Michigan roads are so fragile.  Is it like this everywhere?

Yes.

Visibility is a little bit better this morning but still living inside a cloud here. Theme for five days running.

^ Yes, I remember Will. 

I am only hyped about the eclipse here in April. The insects can hang till after that.