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Incredible sight. This came from a National Geographic story (link to article), so no, I didn’t see this and capture it in all its splendid wonder. Here’s a bit of the article that explains what it is (great for factoids):

It looks like a rainbow that’s been set on fire, but this phenomenon is as cold as ice. Known in the weather world as a circumhorizontal arc, this rare sight was caught on film on June 3 as it hung over northern Idaho near the Washington State border.

If there’s one thing I’ve learned since moving to Fort Lauderdale it’s that going through a hurricane isn’t easy. Sure, when you get little-old category 1’s, which don’t generally cause much damage, then it’s not particularly hard to get over them. But when the eye of a major storm, like a category 3 with 120+ mph winds passes over your house and in the process makes your town look like a stampede of a thousand elephants just went through it, then things get a bit more disturbing.

Over the past week, I’ve seen things I’d never really thought I’d see: squadrons of army helicopters flying over my house, hour-long lines at the supermarket, 5-hour long lines at gas stations, homes and cars demolished by falling trees, martial law-style curfews… If I didn’t know any better, I’d think that I was living in Soviet Russia. Then again, this year has been especially good at smashing my assumptions about my place in the world.

What follows is a few of the pictures I was able to take right after Hurricane Wilma, and even a few videos of the storm itself.

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When taking pictures, I love making sure the scenery is well represented. Often times, this is the subject of my photos. (Gee, how very Zen.) What follows is a collection of some scenery shots I’ve taken which I think would make great desktop wallpaper. Click on the image to view and download the full size thing.

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After a almost a decade, some old friends and I decided to get together. It all started with an out-of-the-blue call to…

Wait, tell you what: instead of making you wait three weeks for the whole story, I’ll just put the pictures up now — for the sake of everyone actually involved — and tell the story later, when I have time — for the sake of all you cyberquidnuncs.

So, without further ado, follow the following instructions:

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