Nikki's Photography

Severe and spooky Summer storm in Calgary, Alberta

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I have yet to see a tornado in Texas since we moved there, yet here is the first one I’ve ever seen, about to touch down in Airdrie, near Calgary Alberta while we’re on holidays. Watching it form is surreal, and though it’s not far away I don’t feel in any danger. It formed a perfect funnel then I watched it pull back again, spawning a skinny long string-like tornado, then dissolve. The associated clouds are ominous and dark in contrast to the sunny neighborhood where I’m standing. I learned later this afternoon that the tornado touched down in a farmer’s feild for a few moments.

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Neighborhood Cypress at sunset, Lewisville, TX

Grain Elevators, Sweetgrass, Montana

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Cumulonimbus clouds over Montana landscape at sunset

Arriving in Newcastle, Wyoming after driving through a wicked lightening storm…didn’t stay at this old hotel but love the classic mid-century sign of the Stardust Motel. Earlier that evening, forest fires burnt not too far from the highway. Smoke in the atmosphere made the sunset spectacular. Third photo – Granite Creek Canyon, Bighorn National Forest, Wyoming

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Nebraska scenes 1. Morrill, Water Tower 2. Windmills in Comstock 3. central Nebraska landscape 4. Nebraska – Wyoming border picnic table at sunset 5,6, and 7. Lazy U Motel, Broadwater, Nebraska 8. agricultural jewels 9. Elevators and truck loading

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Lazy U Motel, Broadwater, Nebraska

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“Phenomenon”, evening sky, Lewisville, TX.

Our house is along a flight path, about half an hour from the DFW Airport. The skies here are fantastic, and when photographing what I thought was just storm clouds, I later noticed that there is a tiny-looking plane in the upper-right. Lewisville, TX