Friday, November 26, 2010

One Day Last Week

For some unearthly reason, I awoke at 5 AM last Friday and couldn't get back to sleep. I watched the sun rise over my barn roof before going downstairs; a real joy to behold, something I should do more often. Then, I dressed for work, grabbed my camera and headed out to take some pictures of a few trees that still had leaves.



Later in the day, an intense, but very brief, rainstorm blew through town. I think it was supposed to be a snow shower, but the morning had been warm and sunny, so we had rain instead. By the time I got home from work, the sun was setting, and the retreating rain clouds were beginning to show some color. I have a small point-and-click camera, not the best for taking sky shots, but I was thrilled it captured some of the color I was seeing.

These first three shots are from the west, south and east of my house, respectively, and show the beginnings of color. I apologize for the trees and power lines interfering with the view; rather crowded around here.



Within five short minutes, those same views had changed to these spectacular colors. Isn't nature wonderful?


Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Remembering



There is nothing I can add to make this day any more important...except to say I am sorry for the world's losses.




For my brother, Tom McLemore, whose soul was killed in VietNam, though his body struggles on. I'm sorry for your losses, too.