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Lens Artists Photo Challenge #353 – Stormy

I want to take a brief break from my Europe journals to participate in a photo challenge my mom, Beth of wanderingdawgs.com, is hosting. She recently joined the Lens-Artist team of photographers who prompt bloggers with weekly challenges. This week is Mom’s first time hosting, and she has challenged us to share stormy images.

My mom has been blogging on her WordPress site since 2013, when she and my dad took their RV to Alaska. She started Wandering Dawgs to chronicle their adventures. In recent years, they’ve slowed down their RVing, but Mom still blogs regularly. She’s found community through her blog and frequently tells me about RV and photography friends she’s met online. For several years now she’s been active with the Lens-Artists and participating in the weekly Lens-Artists Challenges. I’m excited for her that she was recently asked to become part of the team of hosts. Congratulations, Mom!

On Tybee Island, where I grew up and where Mom and Dad still live, thunderstorms and hurricanes are as much a part of life as humidity, seafood, marshgrass, and Spanish moss. It seems only fitting that Mom selected storms as her theme.

I’ve got lots of images of storm clouds in my photo archives. The cloudscapes of Georgia and Florida were a favorite part of living there. Here in Virginia, I don’t have as clear a view of the sky to see unobstructed cloudscapes, but we do get pretty good ice and snow in winter, and some great cloudbursts in spring. When looking through my photographs for this challenge, I realized I have no good shots of stormy weather in autumn. I’ll have to remedy that.

Spring

Spring at the nursery during a cloudburst

Shopping for plants at the nursery, I got caught in a sudden downpour. I dashed into a greenhouse doorway to sit it out. It was over within minutes.

Summer

I love storm clouds in summer, so that’s what my favorite storm-related pictures are of.

Cumulus clouds over the Gulf of Mexico Anna Maria Island, FL by Andrea Badgley on Butterfly Mind
Thunderheads over the Gulf of Mexico
Thunderheads at sunset
Double red flag before Tropical Storm Isaias, Atlantic Beach, NC.
After Isaias.

Fall

I have no images of leaves blowing, or wind in jewel-toned trees, or a good autumnal downpour. The best I have is a shot of a walk in the park after a storm in Munich.

After the rain in Munich

Winter

Most of my winter photos are of the aftermath of storms rather than the storms themselves. We do get spectacular ice storms here that make for pretty pictures.

Walking in a snowstorm
Iced pine branches by Andrea Badgley on Butterfly Mind
Evidence of an ice storm
Gust of wind after snow

Thanks for the fun challenge, Mom!

If you’re interested in following or joining the Lens-Artists challenges, John from the team has more information here.

Andrea Badgley

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8 responses to “Lens Artists Photo Challenge #353 – Stormy”

  1. Andrea, I love this post and all of your amazing images. The storm clouds over the Gulf with the pelicans floating in the water and the walking in the snow photo are two of my favorites. Thank you for writing about my blog and for the congratulations on joining the Lens-Artists team. I’m glad you had fun with this challenge. I’m so proud of you!

  2. Well now Andrea, what a lovely surprise and such a warm tribute to your mom. I see she has passed along her love of photography and of blogging as well as skill and talent. Your images are beautiful and respond perfectly to her challenge. Thanks so much for joining us !

  3. Thank you for joining, Andrea with such a wonderful post. That first photo is amazing, it just shows a storm in a subtle way and I love your ice photos. Beautiful.