Cauliflower Cumulus

On my return drive from my Delaware County Iowa storm chase of Wednesday, June 12, 2013, a final meteorological object caused me to grab my camera and capture these images of a small but beautiful cauliflower-like cumulus cell illuminated by the sun. My position at this moment (5:48 PM) was about 3.5 miles north of Ryan, Iowa--located in SW Delaware County. The cell was located about 35 miles to the SSE in northern Cedar County. Yes, I shot these images from my car window as I was driving!