Awake

Cloud Invasion

This evening I meant to take a nice sunset stroll in the general direction of downtown. Instead, upon glancing in the opposite direction, I noticed an invasion of Altocumulus lenticularis, also known as UFO clouds, raiding the Southern sky. Turning around, I followed the railroad tracks but became frustrated by the lower ground of the Railroad District and the lack of a clear view of the large lenticularis sweeping up the flank of the Siskiyous. As I walked along the pathway, I looked East and observed another evening sky invader: The Wicked Witch of the West. It was only her head and in cloud form, but evenso, I recognized her immediately.

The brisk cold wind blew hard on my insufficiently covered body, but I pressed southward in search of a clear shot of the invading lenticularis. Finally, I found one.

At this point, I could have turned around, but I thought I might as well get some exercise while I was out and continued down East Main to a rural area. I said hello to this horse, who actually did not seem that happy to see me. But that didn't stop me from taking his picture. Sorry, horsey.

I finally reached GracePoint church and headed onto their property and toward the vacant lot behind the little playground there. It was there I waited for the sun to set, which it did, and when my camera's memory card told me (once again) that it was full, I packed it up and realized that my fingers were freezing cold. A mile and a half from home, I walked back with the bitter cold wind in my face wondering why on earth I didn't have the sense to wear a jacket, hat, and gloves. Oh well.

Happy Saturday.