Thursday, January 19, 2012

SkyWatch ~ Raindance Clouds


A brief rain had cleared the air and something in the light
caught my eye . . .



as I looked, the clouds performed a mad dance rising


and swirling


madly circling the rising thunderhead


just a brief pause with gentlest of hues


and off into the mad, exhilarating dance once more.



Whatever the sky is up to where you are, do share it on SkyWatch!

40 comments:

forgetmenot said...

Beautiful clouds. I always love the sun reflecting on the clouds and adding that glorious bright spot. Have a lovely weekend. Mickie :)

Sylvia K said...

I love your wonderful dancing clouds, Arija! What delightful captures for the day! Isn't it great to have beautiful skies overhead? Always a place to look up and see beauty! Have a wonderful weekend!

Sylvia

TexWisGirl said...

beautiful mountain cloud. :)

Carolyn Ford said...

awesome sky...stunning light and shadow!!!

Ruth's Photo Blog said...

Oh the diversity and beauty displayed in the sky.Have a fabulous day.

Dianne said...

Wonderful shades of light and silken grey in those top pics Arija ........ Yes! my skies are dancing to the same beat.

Sallie (FullTime-Life.com said...

I love that fluffy white one trying valiantly to emerge from the stormclouds! Great skies.

Laura said...

beautiful Arija...suddenly Joni Mitchell has come to mind..."I've looked at clouds that way..." Love when they dance and the light is so, so gorgeous!!!

Andrew said...

Wonderful images Arija..
It's raining here but not freezing..I think we got away with the freezing weather of the past two winters.. heres hoping.
Hugs Andrew xx

Riet said...

Beautiful dancing clouds, sometimes they just run away

Gary said...

Great dancing sky!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

Valerie said...

Delightful images, Arija - and your accompanying comments are very apt! Happy weekend.

Jim said...

Great cloud shots.
Sydney - City and Suburbs

eileeninmd said...

Awesome series of dancing clouds and photos, Arija! The next to last shot is my favorite. Happy Skywatching!

HansHB said...

Gorgeous pictures!

Indrani said...

You explain the drama so well.

Carol said...

Lovely skies and beautiful light and shadows in those clouds.

Life Ramblings said...

gorgeous cloudscapes. thanks for sharing the beauty.

Carver said...

The light is fantastic in these beautiful shots.

NicoleB said...

I especially love that last photo!
I love clouds. especially when they bring some rain.
Here it was 'just' clouds yesterday, sigh

grammie g said...

Hi Arija...Clouds of so many shapes colors and sizes never any the same lovely..the Creator did His job very well!
Grace

Andrea said...

I love the way you interpreted them, i smiled. These clouds are very common also in our skies, but i haven't thought of them dancing! LOL.

Gaelyn said...

A delightful dance.

The Elephant's Child said...

Magical. Thank you.

LadyFi said...

What gorgeous contrast between the moody dancing clouds and the bright fluffy one!

Mary Howell Cromer said...

How delightful these images are and I can see you standing there with your new camera speaking the words that you shared...just a brightness to our day~

JM said...

Fantastic! The top shot is just gorgeous.

missing moments said...

Gorgeous captures of a changing sky.

TheChieftess said...

Lovely series!!! Captured the cloud movement!!!

Bella Sinclair said...

Gorgeous formation! A pouf of light in the heavens. Love your ducks and roos too!

I think in my next life, I'd like to come back as a wild chicken in NZ or Hawaii.

Have a beautiful and peaceful weekend. xoxoxo

stardust said...

I enjoyed your rain clouds dancing, arija. The sky is an immense stage for clouds to play never-ending melody and to dance in the wind.

It’s been raining since the other day after consecutive 34 days of sunshine in my part of the world. The wet could contain the spared of the viruses, that’s a relief, though freezing rain is depressing.
Have a nice weekend.

Yoko

Tammie Lee said...

oh my goodness, these photos show the magnificence of our gorgeous sky world. Love seeing it through your heart and lens.

so awesome to get your messages and to visit you soon after to say hello and good day to you and bed time calls me. xo

Lew said...

Beautiful skies! And some delightful ducks in your previous post.

Birdman said...

That's a super banner image. Love it!

Becky and Gary said...

I could sit and watch clouds for hours. Yours are spectacular,and I love the big thunderheads.
B.

Kathiesbirds said...

Arija, I love the drama of those clouds!

Martha Z said...

It sounds like you had some great fun watching the sky.

Ann said...

You danced and the rain came? Dance more!!!

Tina´s PicStory said...

wonderful just wonderful!

Stewart M said...

Hi there - I have just returned from the wild, woolly and less that wonderful world of wireless only internet - so now I'm catching up.

What a great set of sky shots – the first one is a real stunner.

Cheers - Stewart M - Australia

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