Backyard Thankfuls - Clouds

 

 

We may be experiencing some really hot temperatures here in New Mexico this month(100+F/38+C), but did you know, it's also the rainiest time of the year here too? The locals call it "Monsoon Season", we call it "Pretty Cloud Season." 

 

Just look at all the beautiful cloud scenes we have viewed in our

backyard: 

 

  

 The clouds in the morning give us some lovely sunrises.

 

 

But the clouds in the evening during Monsoon Season are epic!

Look at all the layers of color in the photo above.

The pinks, purples, yellows, blues all look wonderful with the greens of the trees!

 

 

 

Sometimes we see the moon rising through the clouds.

 

 

 When a storm moves through close to sunset, the skies put on a show better than any fireworks!

 

 

 The prettiest of all backyard views is always

a rainbow after the rain has almost stopped!

 

 

 

We are so very thankful to have such beautiful clouds this time of year!!

 

 

Thank you Brian for hosting the

Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!

 

Cool Clouds on Nature Friday

 

Is it us, or are Fridays going faster than fast?

We sure hope things slow down a little bit or it's going to be the Howlidays next week!

 

This week, we are wrapping up our trip to Colorado with a look up. Well, let's rephrase that, Mama did the looking up while we snoozed in our beds but hey, we get to see the pictures, so it's all good right??

 

 

Before we start, we want to let you know Mama took all these pictures from Colorado, during a 5 1/2 hour drive which covered 257 miles.

 

When we left Len's Mini Acres, it was a beautiful day with big puffy clouds in the sky.

We took a different route on the way home, so we headed west a little bit and saw some bigger cloud formations.

As we made the turn south, the skies started getting darker, and we drove through some rain.

Then...the skies cleared up again!

In case you haven't guessed by now...the weather can be crazy here in New Mexico, but it does make for some beautiful skies!

As we turned back towards the east the clouds began to move in again....

The clouds had some beautiful textures.

Mama looked this pattern up and these are called "mammatus clouds"

This was the scene just as we entered the outskirts of Albuquerque. Mama said it was a little spooky, but luckily, the sun followed them home!

 

 Thanks for joining us for a look at some of the cool clouds we(Mama) saw on our way home. The whole family sure did enjoy our getaway to Colorado. For this trip it really was all about the journey, but the destination was pretty pawsome too!

We hope you all get out and enjoy some nature this weekend!!

 

Show us your nature! It can be flowers, your current weather, a scene out of your window, or maybe a picture from a vacation, walk or other journey! Any kind of nature picture will do! If you don't see a link below, click HERE  to go to our Hoppity Page.