Drifting

Today was another cool, autumnal day in the Valley, and I was a total slacker. Outside of a couple of brief outings, I had no interest in being out and about. It was a lazy day for me, and so I opted to keep my photo ambitions at the modest level of capturing cloud formations. The day started out nice enough, with sun and blue sky. But over the early evening hours, a storm started to drift in. Puffy white thunderheads and blue sky began to give way to a gathering clutter of gray clouds. Cool air met with a brisk wind, and the trees began to sway in the breeze. An hour ago, to the north of Phoenix, my eyes detected the hazy gray slant of rain over the mountains. Could a storm be drifting in? I do recall hearing a mixed weather forecast for this weekend. We don't often get rain in the Valley, but when we do it is a real treat. There is something so beautiful about a desert rainstorm, and the scent afterwards, of damp desert earth and rosemary bushes in the garden, is a definite pleasure. Above is a photo taken earlier, during the sunny afternoon, and the two photos below mark the increasing presence of advancing storm clouds.