A Short Trip Out

What a day this was, the forecast called for storm and bad weather so I put a hold on things. I had planned to take a couple of special people along for a little "out and about" and get some pictures but with the weather being in question, we decided best to wait for better times. As it turned out, I had a vehicle to work on and the day was just beautiful... So I snuck out for a very short time in the afternoon to see if I could get something to share.
As always, deciding where to go is always an issue, sometimes I get lucky, sometimes, well, lets just say it wasn't there. Today was a beautiful day in the sense the sun came out between warm winter day clouds and made for warmer temps in the area, which looking at the forecast will be nice for now.
Anyways, as I started out I headed down the road looking for shots and trying to see where I would want to spend some time. What I had seen earlier while going to work on a vehicle has long gone and snows still hang heavy in the trees and the sun beats down on all the world below as it warms darkened spots and starts the afternoon low clouds that occur when the warmed earth starts to evaporate the moisture and then it cools just above the ground. As warm as it was, the low clouds came and went fast and it was really one of the days you had to be there to see as no camera can really catch this to share because of the constant change which forms the scene. A video camera may be able to catch some of it, however, I left mine home.
As I drove around and took in the sights, there were little I felt I could catch and share so the three pictures are really about it and even though they aren't great, I tried to get something to keep my adventure going. The picture of the low clouds was just one of many I could have taken of things like that, but it just wasn't "appealing" to me today, but I felt I had to have something to share. The one above it, snow on a ledge, reminded me more of a frosting than a snow as the texture and look of the snow made it almost seem "sweet" and soft, but I wasn't going to dive in, I don't need anymore pounds, haha.
The first one, the sun shining through the clouds behind an old homestead, I thought was one of the better shots of the day. I set here for some time looking at this scene and taking a picture now and then as it unfolded. I thought of the folks that used to live there and how many times they had seen such a scene. Did it bring warmth to them as they walked out of their front door or looked out the window only to see such a sight. Did they set in awe just as I was then and watched as the glow from heaven fell down across the country side? True beauty is everywhere and sometimes, we don't have to look to hard to see it. Maybe, it longs to be found and sometimes it just has to do whatever it needs to, to be noticed.
Check back soon for more adventures and we'll see if we can catch a little bit of that beauty that awaits capturing.