Between 12/8/05 and 12/19/05, nature put on a wild display of cloud formations rarely seen over Southern California. During that bizarre period a concurrent potpourri of every cloud imaginable drifted over at various levels, some white and billowy, some black and threatening, most in odd patterns, and some in the shape of vapor trails and/or contrails going every which way, all at the same time (there were no aircraft involved). Surprisingly, no rain fell from any of this. I had to act quickly in shooting most of these spectacular formations because of the rapid transformation of the subjects. No time to run around looking for the perfect vantage point to photograph from. Couldn't risk losing the capture. I snapped 172 photos of this event and will be periodically showing images of what I consider the best of the bunch. I hope you're as impressed as I was. Canon PowerShot A80.