Cloud Over the City

Grey, rainy days can get me down after a while but sometimes clouds are joyful. This cloud just seemed to be saying, "Look at me" as it floated over the city and then off,  leaving a smile on my face.

Morning Clouds

“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.” 
― Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds

In this case it was sunrise - a lovely start to the day.

Morning After

Morning After, originally uploaded by susanvg.

Early morning skies were dotted with cotton clouds. Morning temperatures, still cold, let the snow-painted branches keep their ermine trim. Later in the day drips and plops fell from the trees leaving branches naked once more.  It's that in between season.

Changeable Weather

Changeable Weather, originally uploaded by susanvg.

A gusty wind pushed the dark clouds away letting the sun dance on the water.

Evening Flight

Evening Flight, originally uploaded by susanvg.

I looked up and saw the golden evening light. The clouds glowed. As I always have my camera with me, I snapped a photograph. Later when I looked at it on the LCD screen, I wondered about the black dots on the photograph. It was only when I zoomed in that I realized that these birds flew over just as I snapped the picture. Serendipity - it made for a much more interesting image.

Sometimes we are so intent on seeing one thing that we miss what's really there. We see what we want to see. But this photo allowed me to look anew.

Jan 10/10: Sunset

Jan 10/10: Sunset, originally uploaded by susanvg.

Colours painted on the sky
change moment to moment
as the brilliant sun
sinks
The sky is spilling
onto the ground
Cutting a swath of pink
Across the frozen field
Ephemeral art
painted by nature
More photos 1 and 2

Day 254: Nature's Paintbrush

Day 254: Nature's Paintbrush, originally uploaded by susanvg.

Nature paints with a joyous brush
Streaks across the sky
I've been looking at her artistry
On the newly painted leaves
and in granite slabs
That tell the story of millions of years of upheaval
I'm not sure
we can ever match her creativity
She has such a large canvas
To play on.

Day 134: Changeable Skies

Day 134: Changeable Skies, originally uploaded by susanvg.

The wind blew all day, rapidly changing the weather. The morning sun was soon covered by clouds, first light then ever darker. Later the rain, driven by the wind, pelted down, sometimes almost sideways. By 5:00 these dark clouds hovered, threateningly, but the sun came through some thinning patches. I love the contrasts in light this created. Everything light-coloured was highlighted, everything dark seemed to grow darker still.

Spring storm.