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!

39 comments:

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

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  2. 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

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

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

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

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

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  7. 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!!!

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  8. 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

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  9. Beautiful dancing clouds, sometimes they just run away

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

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

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

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  13. Lovely skies and beautiful light and shadows in those clouds.

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  14. gorgeous cloudscapes. thanks for sharing the beauty.

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  15. The light is fantastic in these beautiful shots.

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

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

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  18. 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.

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

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  20. 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~

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  21. Fantastic! The top shot is just gorgeous.

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  22. Gorgeous captures of a changing sky.

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  23. Lovely series!!! Captured the cloud movement!!!

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  24. 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

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  25. 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

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  26. 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

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

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  28. That's a super banner image. Love it!

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

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  30. Arija, I love the drama of those clouds!

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

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  32. 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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