Billowing

Followers of this blog already know of my love of cloud formations.  Here, a thunderhead hovers over downtown Scottsdale, its coloring an impossible bright white.

Incidental Beauty

Late afternoon cloud, Phoenix, AZ

The theme of my blog (even though I sometimes stray from it) is beauty encountered by happenstance. Here is a sample of incidental beauty. Going out into my backyard late this afternoon and looking up at the sky, I was welcomed by this beautiful sight. One thing I love about the Great American Southwest is that you can often look upward and bear witness to such beautiful, fluffy white clouds. Some of them, puffy and piled high, are referred to as thunderheads. Too often we dismiss such beautiful details, pushing them into the background of our minds, but it is beauty like this that can truly inspire, if we open ourselves up to it. At any rate, I hope you can enjoy something equally beautiful this evening.