You can't save a cloud
like you can save a leaf or a flower or a rock...
clouds are now.
~Terri Guillemets
Maybe not, but you can take photos of them, and in that way share the now that was then in the new now! (Huh?) :-)
Autumn has brought us some amazing skies, as the clear summer skies are replaced with Autumn storms. Here are a few of my favorite sky photos taken during the past week; I'll share the rest in next week's SkyWatch Friday post. (Click on them to see more detail)...
I took this photo from our back yard.
This storm didn't bring us any rain,
but it brought rain to someone somewhere!
(See the bird?)
A closeup of the same storm cloud.
I think it looks like a person's face above their clenched fists,
or the front of an airplane in flight,
with the landing gear deployed below the nose of the plane
and the engines below the wings on either side.
What do you see?
Wednesday's storm that brought our first snow of the season,
moving to the south by that evening
During a beautiful sunset walk last week,
some Canada Geese flew overhead on their way to a nearby pond
for a night's well-earned rest.
I took this photo on the same evening walk,
and just happened to be snapping a photo
of the beautiful golden sunset over the mountains,
when three birds suddenly launched themselves from the prairie grass
and made my photo a million times better!
It pays to be a SkyWatcher!
Beautiful shots!
ReplyDeletewow! This storm cloud looks like an approaching tsunami wave.
ReplyDeleteOh my, those sunset shots with the geese are absolutely gorgeous! I love the clouds too, very dramatic!
ReplyDeleteSimply divine photographs! Yes, clouds are in the now moment.
ReplyDeleteJoyce M
The last shot is my favourite. The cloud "wave" is also an interesting capture. - Margy
ReplyDeleteVery interesting skies with those dense clouds. Have a good weekend!
ReplyDeleteThe oncoming wave and both bird photos are my favourites. It was very difficult to narrow it down though. These are lovely photos. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI totally saw the face & clenched fists in that cloud! Those are quite the storm clouds, too. They're eating up the sky!
ReplyDeleteLove the last shot & how lucky that the birds took off in that moment.
Everyone ~ Thank you for your visits and your comments! I love that so many of you saw a wave in that first cloud, because I didn't see that till you all pointed it out! :-) I'm also glad the bird photos, especially the last one, was a favorite of several of you, because they're mine too - also especially the last one.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your weekend!
Very nice cloud shots. We had our first snow this morning, probably from the same cold front that brought you yours!
ReplyDeleteImpressive clouds, great photos!
ReplyDeleteOminous, but lovely skies. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteAm loving those shots with the birds, stunning! Your skies are so dramatic...
ReplyDeleteIsn't it fun to describe what you see in a cloud? I never get anyone to see what I see. I do see the fists but to me the face is between the two fists at the same level as the fists. My face has two huge mutton chops on either side of his very large nose!
ReplyDeleteI loved the photo of the Canada Geese best. I just love watching geese fly especially when the change positions. It's so graceful and well choreographed - it's just fascinating.
Those were some scary looking storm clouds that almost look like they're coming out of the ground - nothing like ours!!!