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"Yuletide"

nobody@flickr.com (Ray Skwire) — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 19:37:47 -0800

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86 points with the Triple Word Score, including 50 for using all her letters.

Go figure, what with it being Christmas time. My sister played this in a game against my folks, while I wrapped presents.

What are the chances?

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nobody@flickr.com (Ray Skwire) — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 22:57:04 -0700

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Megabolt

nobody@flickr.com (Ray Skwire) — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 20:33:40 -0700

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Featured on NBC10 Philadelphia Photo Gallery, 7/1/2012
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This was shot from Dog Beach on the Longport Causeway last night/early this morning during the derecho that nailed South Jersey.

Longport is directly ahead, Ocean City behind and to the right, and Somers Point to the left across the bay.

To provide an update, my girlfriend and I went to Dog Beach and parked on the bay side of Ocean City where I set up my tripod at the edge of the parking lot, facing back towards Somers Point. I figured we'd just wait for the storm to roll in, despite some lightning already to the North of us.

It was a nice breeze at first, a couple pops of lightning and as our anticipation was beginning to grow, out of nowhere, the wind just WHOOSHED and suddenly there was dirt and debris flying everywhere and the bay just came alive, churning with ever growing waves.

Quickly it became apparent that we would not be able to remain outside the vehicle so we got back in and I began taking shots from the dashboard. That was OK, except that the truck was rocking back and forth, to and fro, and so I decided to turn the truck around and cross the causeway to the Longport side of the beach in the hopes that facing *with* the wind would help a little, which it actually did.

The only drawback was that it was raining, which meant I couldn't get the clearest shots from outside the vehicle and instead, had to run the wipers on high, which is what you can see in these shots.

But in short, it was, as a weather buff, simply amazing. I watched the power go out in several shore towns almost simultaneously. I saw between 20-30 transformers glow and light up the sky. I watched a church catch fire and burn down. One of the most lightning intensive storms I've ever seen.

The damage all across the area looks like a hurricane slammed Atlantic County. Trees down *everywhere!* Telephone poles pulled down by wires or simply snapped in half. Entire groups of trees de-gloved of branches and leaves. Power out everywhere. No gas stations open, and just a handful of major intersection street lights with power.

It was almost like a zombie apocalypse. ;p

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nobody@flickr.com (Ray Skwire) — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 03:40:05 -0700

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There's nothing quite like waking up in the morning to a text message on your phone at a couple minutes to five, leaving you initially asking "Who the F&%* is texting me THIS early?!" only to realize it's your buddy giving you a heads up on a huge, fast moving, storm heading right towards you.

CSC_2072 & 2071 were shot from in front of my house and _2068, _2069, _2070 and _2073 from the parking garage at the Fresh Grocer in University City.

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nobody@flickr.com (Ray Skwire) — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 03:40:05 -0700

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Goodnight and Goodbye, Venus. See You In 2117

nobody@flickr.com (Ray Skwire) — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 17:44:40 -0700

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Shot from the now closed Rt. 9 bridge in Somers Point, NJ.

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nobody@flickr.com (Ray Skwire) — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:24:57 -0800

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Ocean City Causeway

nobody@flickr.com (Ray Skwire) — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 06:52:50 -0700

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We came to the Ocean City, NJ causeway to line up for a chance of storms that had passed quickly through PA but eventually fell apart in Southern New Jersey.

The sunset, on the other hand, provided it's own fireworks. Wow.

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nobody@flickr.com (Ray Skwire) — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 21:35:46 -0700

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nobody@flickr.com (Ray Skwire) — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 22:57:03 -0700

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nobody@flickr.com (Ray Skwire) — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 22:57:03 -0700

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nobody@flickr.com (Ray Skwire) — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 03:40:03 -0700

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nobody@flickr.com (Ray Skwire) — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 03:40:04 -0700

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nobody@flickr.com (Ray Skwire) — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 03:40:04 -0700

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nobody@flickr.com (Ray Skwire) — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 03:40:03 -0700

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Into The Distance

nobody@flickr.com (Ray Skwire) — Sun, 06 May 2012 17:34:33 -0700

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Center City Skyline

nobody@flickr.com (Ray Skwire) — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:25:04 -0800

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Sunset (Portrait)

nobody@flickr.com (Ray Skwire) — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:26:02 -0800

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This is under the Grays Ferry Bridge. The disused, open train bridge is to my right, CSX, Ride The Ducks, Philly Trolley Works and all are to my left.

Anyone know if that's a Parhelia in the sky around the sun?

In Your Face!

nobody@flickr.com (Ray Skwire) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:47:04 -0800

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Twist

nobody@flickr.com (Ray Skwire) — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 03:44:46 -0700

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