Mountain Clouds, Storm Clearing. 03-05-2025
Greetings from San Cristobal, NM. This week, mountain clouds and the clearing storm over the peaks of the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness.
“You do not need to leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen. Do not even listen, simply wait, be quiet, still, and solitary. The world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked, it has no choice, it will roll in ecstasy at your feet.”
Franz Kafka
In the picture below I was looking east out of the kitchen window yesterday morning as the clouds cleared revealing the foothills of the Columbine Hondo Wilderness. The lens hood directly masked the sun and the field of view was so bright that I didn’t see the sundog/rainbow in the shot until I downloaded the image.
I like surprises and I’d barely left the room… ok, I went out to the garden. I had to go further afield for this shot.
As I panned the camera to the left and in a northeasterly direction the winds became stronger and began whipping up the clouds and fresh snow that fell overnight.
A closer crop.
The sun lighting up the trees on the ridge with the blowing snow created a fiery scene in the close-up shot below.
And a little bird (Starling) watching with me.
And sunset that evening on my neighbor’s tree and those same mountain peaks.
As always, thanks for looking. Have a great week where you are. G