Followed By A Rain Shadow

Dawn

Riding on the edge
A rainbow storm on one side
Sunshine the other
Light bounces off gray
Dead trees stare at rainbow rain
Shadows cling to ground

44 thoughts on “Followed By A Rain Shadow

    • We live in the rain shadow of the Sandias on the east and the Continental Divide to the west. I often sing Cat Stevens’ lyrics to myself as “I’m being followed by a rain shadow. Rian shadow. Rain shadow.” Thanks, Shey.

  1. Without question you have the most breathtaking sky ever. I have to thank you. After over a decade I have decided to start painting again. The cats will have to give up a little square footage so I can have a studio space, but they have the whole house so they can spare it.

  2. Hi, Tim. I enjoyed your poem. The photos are beautiful. I particularly like the liked the bicycle shadows. How fun. That one photo looked sort of like a narrow landspout. Wishing you and Laurie and the critters a great weekend. Hugs.

    • Thanks, Teagan. I had three more lines about standing against the wind and vultures circing overhead, but since I didn’t have photos for the lines, I took them out.

  3. Oh Tim, your photos reminded me of a quote by K.D. Lang: “The sky is an infinite movie to me. I never get tired of looking at what’s happening up there.”

  4. Holy wow!!! Those are some awesome photos! Here in central California, we’re having a cloudy day but no rain, although there is a chance. The rain storms seem to be in the Sierra Nevada mountains instead! 💗

    • It would be nice for you to get some rain. But you normally get winter rain. Thanks, Samantha.

  5. I hope riding on the shadow’s edge is a bit less dangerous than riding the heat edge that I fell over during my race. Beautiful scenery for a bike ride.

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