A moody day is a gift that keeps on giving.
Monday was such a day. I was constantly at the window from dawn till dusk.
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Many people seem to share my enthusiasm, so I will post some of the images.
The problem is, there ended up being so many.
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Each change very subtle, but worth recording.
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And again, a whole variety of angles.
The close-in shot.
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Or the wide-angle.
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Never forgetting to look out the front door.
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The bank of cloud behind the ridge grew quite dramatic.
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A series of snouts began to emerge.
It is always important to notice all the details.
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So much of it deserved close examination.
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A BA pilot once shared some of the photographs he took from journeys around the planet. They were very beautiful. I daresay they are posted somewhere online, but I don’t remember his name. No doubt many airline pilots take such pictures.
Which reminded me of a quite lovely article I read yesterday on substack:
https://substack.com/inbox/post/202093619
Some writers have such a gift for painting pictures with words.
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Sunlight finds that ridge on all but the gloomiest day. My lens often captures birds.
Following this, I tore myself away to do other things.
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It was not until late afternoon that I recorded another of the day’s many moods.
The weather up here often seems to me quite schizophrenic.
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It is exciting! Give me this any day over a clear sky.
Unless, of course, I am star gazing which is a whole other excitement.
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Thanks for the link to that lovely, evocative article. Watching the clouds changing is always interesting. They sometimes drop so low over Beetley that I think if I was taller, I could actually touch them.
Best wishes, Pete.
Thank you, Carolyn, for the excellent study of the sky and clouds! I love the post by the talented writer!
Joanna
What a picturesque start to the day. I wonder how it’s possible that clouds that look so threatening can at the same time be so incredibly beautiful. It’s true that a cloudy day offers beautiful moments (and photos) … but there are few things as beautiful to me as South Africa’s gorgeous blue sky.