Study in Skies

I think that clouds are fascinating! I am always stopping and exclaiming over the skies. Here in Oregon the skies are always changing, as is the weather. Though we do get rain many days, we do not get them everyday, or all day. It can be sunny one minute and cloudy, then rainy , the next. It can culminate in sunshine, and a rainbow, or perhaps a fabulous sunset. If I were an artist I would take it as a challenge to paint the skies. Clouds are hard to describe, so ethereal, just wisps sometimes, and sold gray walls at other times. The vista's palette is so varied here that it is breathtaking. Bright blue, slate gray, feathery white can be seen in one sky. And there is quite often the hint of lemon yellow sun shining through to give us hope.

When they filmed the film Twilight here they had to be prepared for three contingencies: sunlight, clouds, rain often in the same day. They filmed the movie here because of the fabulous skies. Well, and the cloudy darkness was also central to the plot. I attempted to take some pictures of the sky today. It was sunny this morning, but supposed to rain. I knew that would afford some stunning skies. It still hasn't rained, but I wanted to share what I have shot so far today!