Upon further search of Twitter I found some more amazing images of the low precipitationsupercell thunderstorm that appeared over the skies of Shasta County in the Redding, CA area. I commend these photographers for capturing so well such mystery and beauty. View more such images in yesterday's blog post HERE.
Photo courtesy of Angela Walfoort (all rights reserved).
Photo courtesy of Angela Walfoort (all rights reserved).
Photo courtesy of Angela Walpoort (all rights reserved)
Photo courtesy of Denis Lincoln (all rights reserved).
Photo courtesy of Derek Taft (all rights reserved)
Photo courtesy of Marisa Earlywine (all rights reserved).
Photo courtesy of Tehama Co. Spotter (all rights reserved).
Photo courtesy of Johnette and Jay @Sigrid_39 (all rights reserved).
Photo courtesy of Monica Leard (all rights reserved).
Earlier this evening, a rare event struck Shasta County in the Redding, CA, area. A low precipitation (LP)super-cell formed and put on a dramatic show, triggering a radar-detected tornado warning, and dumped very large hail in some places. Below are my favorite images. See more such images in tomorrow's blog post HERE.
*NOTE: this very community was assaulted last summer by a large, dangerous fire tornado from the Carr Fire.
Photo courtesy of Michelle Teasley (all rights reserved).
Photo courtesy of RottenGOP on Twitter (all rights reserved).
Photo courtesy of Mike Chapman (all rights reserved).
Photo by Monica Leard (all rights reserved).
Photo by Drew Tuma (all rights reserved).
Photo by Steve Laymon (all rights reserved).
Photo by Maureen Bonessa (all rights reserved).
Photo courtesy of Sandy Trent (all rights reserved).
The other day I encountered this graphic on Twitter and feel it is the best one yet in explaining the various types of lightning which have thus far been identified by science.
Note the unusually Winter-like storm pattern in the northeast Pacific Ocean headed towards California and the Pacific Northwest. Image courtesy of NOAA.
Last year while house-sitting for my friend Dennis Judd, I watched his premium TV and saw this movie called John Wick 2 which movie franchise was just below my radar. I probably at some point saw or heard mention of it but nothing registered and my interest was nil. I ended up watching this movie in rapt attention and was hooked. I have since watched the first installment, to wit John Wick, and own them both on disc. In a week's time from tonight John Wick 3 comes out in theaters. I already have plans to watch it the evening of May 20th with a friend. What I love about these movies is actor Keanu Reeves' realism as the eponymous in his gun play and martial arts which was developed through exhaustive dedication to training and practice on his part, not relying on stunt doubles. Also, I am struck by the visually-stunning stylism of the indoor sets and outdoor set pieces and club scenes and highly-stylized violence which at times almost possesses a certain beauty despite it's almost kabuki-like predictability at times.
Below is a good audio version of my favorite song from the movie franchise (and undoubtedly the most memorable song from the franchise) which is "Think" by British electropop band Kaleida in their first hit and from their first album. The song immediately grabbed my attention the first time I heard it during a sequence in John Wick 2 in which he cuts a swath of death through a night club filled with henchmen adversaries). The editors sequenced the beats of the song with kills by Wick with the implication being the singer is speaking the words as John Wick's late wife speaking to him as he greaves for her. Below this player are the lyrics and below that is another player featuring the song played in sequence with movie as it appears in the movie but with the song audio enhanced relative to how it sounded in the movie for easier listening here.
