Take care to not let "clouds" get "in" your "way" | Eastern NC Now

    Those observations would occur at appointed times again and again, as I expended the time consuming process of putting these images, and the images of many other shots from that evening, to right, preparing them to be used here and others at some other occasion.
One observation, and I show it to you now is the northwestern horizon where the sky struggles for a proper sunset but the clouds are just too thick: Above. And then, out of nowhere, there occurs this giant shadow reaching down from the upper heavens as if it was the Finger of God: Below.     photos by Stan Deatherage    Click on the image to expand. The "Finger of God" shadow, of which I took many shots that I hold in abeyance, was an imposing sight, but that is the way clouds behave on these rare occasions: Above and below.     photos by Stan Deatherage    Click on the image to expand.
    Remarkable, majestic, odd are just a few of the adjectives one might use to describe the visual drama all about me this evening. In my final analysis, I would concur that, "I really don't know clouds at all".
One last look at the heavens of that one remarkable evening along Washington's waterfront: Above.     photo by Stan Deatherage    Click on the image to expand.
    As one might ascertain, should one visit this publication on a regular basis, I take pictures quite often - many of Washington at sunset. And often as I witness, in complete awe and often an all consuming wonder of God's natural splendor, the changing skies, the visual beauty, I hear old and new songs in my head. This time the credit goes to Joni Mitchell, and you too can enjoy her jazzy more recent version of her classic "Both Sides Now" here below.