{"id":9692,"date":"2023-05-30T22:21:24","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T05:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/?p=9692"},"modified":"2023-05-30T22:21:26","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T05:21:26","slug":"storms-over-the-eastern-plains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/2023\/05\/30\/storms-over-the-eastern-plains\/","title":{"rendered":"Storms Over The Eastern Plains"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>May was one of the rainiest months of the year, with huge storms over the Eastern Plains. Last Saturday, the sky was full of storm clouds, so I headed out to Bennett. I captured this image north of Bennett; this is close to the flight path out of the DIA airport. You may even spot an airplane in front of one huge clouds in this image.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2830-0004-Storm-North-Of-Bennett.jpg\" alt=\"2830-0004-Storm-North-Of-Bennett\" class=\"wp-image-9685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2830-0004-Storm-North-Of-Bennett.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2830-0004-Storm-North-Of-Bennett-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Storm North Of Bennett.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Soon I headed east, so I could return to Bennett. Along the roadside, the strong winds kicked up a dust-storm on one of the plowed fields. This was spectacular against the dark clouds.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2830-0009-Dust-Storm-On-Agricultural-Fields-Near-Bennett.jpg\" alt=\"2830-0009-Dust-Storm-On-Agricultural-Fields-Near-Bennett\" class=\"wp-image-9686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2830-0009-Dust-Storm-On-Agricultural-Fields-Near-Bennett.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2830-0009-Dust-Storm-On-Agricultural-Fields-Near-Bennett-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dust Storm On Agricultural Fields, Near Bennett.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>From here, I headed south, through Bennett and then to Kiowa. South of Kiowa, I found another huge storm cloud that stretched all the way from Colorado Springs to Bennett, against a deep blue sky.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2830-0013-Storm-Clouds-From-Colorado-Spring-To-Bennett.jpg\" alt=\"2830-0013-Storm-Clouds-From-Colorado-Spring-To-Bennett\" class=\"wp-image-9690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2830-0013-Storm-Clouds-From-Colorado-Spring-To-Bennett.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2830-0013-Storm-Clouds-From-Colorado-Spring-To-Bennett-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Storm Clouds from Colorado To Bennett.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This next image that showed the full height of the storm above me.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"532\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2830-0020-Storm-Cloud-Colorado-Spings-To-Bennett.jpg\" alt=\"2830-0020-Storm-Cloud-Colorado-Spings-To-Bennett\" class=\"wp-image-9691\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Storm Clouds Colorado Springs To Bennett.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Soon it was time to turn back. Across the road where I had parked, was this half-dead tree in front of a roadside pond. This was lit up by the late afternoon sun, just before becoming obscured by clouds.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2830-0025-Half-Dead-Tree-Under-Storm-Clouds.jpg\" alt=\"2830-0025-Half-Dead-Tree-Under-Storm-Clouds\" class=\"wp-image-9689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2830-0025-Half-Dead-Tree-Under-Storm-Clouds.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2830-0025-Half-Dead-Tree-Under-Storm-Clouds-768x515.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Half Dead Tree Under Storm Clouds.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Fortunately, I was able to make this image, with the trees and fresh spring grasses, against a storm laden sky.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May was one of the rainiest months of the year, with huge storms over the Eastern Plains. Last Saturday, the sky was full of storm clouds, so I headed out to Bennett. I captured this image north of Bennett; this is close to the flight path out of the DIA airport. 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