We set the last set of water under the treat of an approaching rain storm
The wind whipped a series of fast moving showers all around us throughout the Uncompahgre (Un-come-pah-gray—accent on the pah) Plateau; along the canyons between us and Grand Junction–the Roubidoux, Esclante, Dominguez Canyons, then soaking the desert separating Delta from Grand Junction.
Stunningly beautiful fast moving rain!
At one point the late sun broke through just long enough to illuminate some of the rain drops south of us to look like a faint rainbow!
I’m not picky. I’ll take anything that looks like a rainbow, even for a few moments in time.
Then as nighttime arrived lightning whipped the Plateau, wind beat our area, and thunder hammered the heavens way over there on the Uncompaghre.
Boomer and both cats came in, to lay as close to me as possible.
Lightening slithered along the canyons and gullies on the Plateau, with distant drumbeats of thunder sounding loud [here]. It must have sounded like the roll call of the end of the world up there on the Uncompahgre.
Although rain seethed around us the skies only sprinkled on us—not even turning the ground to mud…just damp.
This morning we woke to rinsed skies, cooler temperatures, with thick gray clouds hanging in bunches, waiting to mush together at some future point in time.
They say by Friday this flurry of small intense storms will be gone from our area; the heat and sun will return.
These little reprieves from fierce sun and heat are good for the soul. (Just like warm/spring-like days in the middle of winter).
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
I hope the rain showers come this way — we got the heat yesterday. It’s not supposed to be this hot on the Cumberland Plateau.
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They are leaving us starting tomorrow…I hope they go your way…cool downs are nice.
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You have some spectacular photography. What dramatic skies
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Thank you, Jan. Not the wide open skies of a prairie, but one filled with canyons and mountains!
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Seems like everywhere is too hot… We’re in the middle of winter, but still need the aircon running day and night to be comfortable. Still, at least we’re not getting summer’s incessant rain 🙂
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And can go outside and PLAY!
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Beautiful skies and your front row seat gives you an amazing — vast — view.
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My life on a ditch bank Tee Hee
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Wonderful images Linda .. the respite sure is good for the soul 😄
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