Nothing but blue skies...and awesome clouds

Since moving to New Orleans, I would estimate that I interrupt 85% of conversations in the car with the phrase "Oh my gosh, look at that cloud". I don't think I have ever seen as much sky as I see everyday here in NOLA. I guess this is partly because it's so flat here, there really aren't any hills. Also, we are pretty close to the Gulf of Mexico. There are two places I have found that offer the best views: the bridge on I-10 heading west (I think they call it the Highrise) and the levee in the River Bend area. But really anywhere in the city, you can see some honestly breathtaking skies. New Orleans is also the first place, where I can look up at the sky and tell (even just slightly) how the sky actually curves around the globe. I've never been able to look at the world and tell it is a sphere. It's really something that is hard to describe, so I won't really try. I'm including a bunch of photos of some tremendous clouds.

These two photos are from down on the levee during the sunset. It's a great spot to watch the sun go down because there's a big clearing right where the river turns North/South. 

This was right outside of the ProHo Village where I am working: 

Heading west: 

Crossing the Causeway:

The Causeway, is also a really cool bridge. It gets boring really quickly, but for the first few miles it's pretty amazing. Lake Pontchartrain is so huge that you can't see the opposite shore. It really just looks like you are driving over the ocean. What's really weird is that the average depth is only 12 - 14 ft. 

More clouds: 

I think I may have to start a separate blog just for all the clouds I want to share, but that most people probably don't care too much about seeing.