X marks the spot above 1st Avenue

Or maybe a belated xmas message? Photo this afternoon via Grant Shaffer

Today's morning cloud coverage

[Avenue A and St. Mark's Place]

Thank goodness there's social media for people to know whether it was (or is!) cloudy outside. This morning's clouds were particularly photogenic ... and maybe a little creepy ... or menacing... threatening? Whatever! Probably just a metaphor for life anyway.

And here is a panoramic view via EVG Facebook friend Chris Protopapas...


[Click to enlarge, as they say]

Updated 12:14 p.m.

Apparently these clouds are "Very Cool Nimbo Cumulus, not seen very often," per WABC 7 meteorologist Bill Evans.

Morning sky

[Second Avenue via peter radley]

[East 7th Street via EVG]

Clouds of evil?

View from Second Avenue by Goggla.

Below the clouds

Tree of life

Yesterday in Tompkins Square Park via EVG contributor jdx.

A passing moment...

Late this afternoon in Tompkins Square Park... photo by Dave on 7th

The warmth of the (winter) sun

Second Avenue and East Third Street via EVG regular jdx.

The Amazing Spider-Man

Above the Bowery and Great Jones this morning...

Late afternoon view above East Sixth Street and Avenue A

It was a dark and stormy day

Photos by Bobby Williams.

Moments before the storm this afternoon

Whoa. Photo looking south over the East Village via EV Grieve reader Tom.

Incoming!

Photos by Dave on 7th.

Another group of people happy the 30 consecutive days of rain are over: skywriters

Saw this from Astor Place on Sunday afternoon.







No idea what the hell it says, but...

Report: Fireball in the sky above the East Village

From an EV Grieve reader last night:

Two people just saw a fireball in the sky moving from west to east above the EV. Was sighted from the rooftop on 3rd street and ave B. Both people said it looked like a burning ball of fire, but did not go out as expected as it climbed from 50' to several hundred in seconds.
Thought it was a Chinese lantern at first, but if that was the case it should have blown out. Couldn't be a flare because it was a flame and not dropping sparks.

Anyone see this? Do you have any ideas or explanation as to what this may have been? (And no Lady GaGa jokes, please.)