Winter in July

Usually in the months of June and July, Singapore is into its hottest season. There is lesser rain fall and the heat is sweltering. But this time of the year in 2010, the weather was just weird and Singapore had several floods.

There were floods in the prime shopping district of Orchard Road and the low lying areas in the east of Singapore. There were at least four major floods reported in these two months.

The average monthly rainfall is about 150 mm for this time of the year. But on those days that floods occurred, about 100 mm of rain fell in just a single storm. Fortunately, there was no loss of lives reported. And I do sympathise with the people who loss valuables and property in this feakish weather.

But when weather was fine and sunny, I noticed that the skies of Singapore had some of the most beautiful clouds. Big, Fluffy and White. Some of them look towering. Against a blue coloured sky as backdrop, the view can be quite beautiful.

So during those two months, I carried my own trusty camera around and snap pictures of blue skies and clouds. Sometimes when I notice a nice scene while driving, I will stop the car (in a safe spot, of course!!), take up position and shoot.

In the evening on the way back from work, the setting sun adds a wonderful dimension and colour to the view. Just want to share some pictures here......