Blue Skies, Gray Skies, Rainbow Skies

There's a song (my favorite version is by Willie Nelson) : 

"Blue Skies, smiling at me. Nothing but Blue Skies, do I see...

 ...Nothing but Blue Skies from Now on."

A fast sketch of a Blue Sky Day at our City Park.

But one of my most memorable experiences this summer was not of blue skies at all! 

I watched, from the top Mount Battie, a storm as it moved in over the Bay. 

Then it moved in over me, punctuated by one big thunder clap!

I ran to the car for shelter & started sketching!

To the northwest, from the same spot, 

I saw Blue Skies & puffy clouds at the very same time that 

the storm was gray & wet to the east!!

At the end of the storm, still no Blue Skies. 

But, that was fine by me!

Going north, I drove up my other favorite mountaintop.

Rain again, this time raining right on my car. 

But a few feet from me the trees were sunlit & casting shadows!

I have heard that this is called a "sun shower".

I waited for the miracle that I knew was to appear.

Driving down the mountain, another stunning view.

I stopped to sketch from the car, right in the road. 

A park official stopped to ask me if everything was all right. 

I knew he meant that I should move out of the road. 

I told him that I just wanted to finish my quick sketch...

"Can I have just a few minutes more, sir?"  

Blues skies, gray skies, rainbow skies...from now on...