No, not the song by Ronnie Milsap. These storm clouds formed over night in the Smoky Mountains and provided quite a site for breakfast! Our hosts said we were about 4500 feet in elevation on their deck looking up at mountain tops of around 8000 feet.
The morning I took this picture – actually an HDR composite of 5 pictures – the storm clouds were moving through the valley and clinging to the tops of the mountains. Sometimes the lower clouds would move horizontally through the valley and other times they would rise almost straight up.
It was an incredible sight to watch as the sun would peak through the clouds and light up a portion of the landscape, then disappear, and reappear somewhere else. The only sounds (not counting my Rice Krispies) were the ocassional rain showers going through and the variety of birds that inhabit these woods. Still no bears to photograph…
I LIKE THE GREENS IN THE VALLEY BELOW . SINCE I DO OIL PAINTINGS THAT GREEN IS VERY NICE . OUR LOCAL PAPER REPORTED A 400 LB BLACK BEAR IN THE AREA . SINCE LIVING HERE WE HAVE HAD AT LEAST 8-10 BEARS COME AROUND ATHENS .THE ARE USUSUALLY JUST EXPLORING AND MAKE THEIR WAY BACK TO THE MOUNTAINS ABOUT 20 MILES AWAY ….
Viewing your pictures makes my day. Thank you so much for sharing your talent.
And your comment makes mine! Thanks.