We had another quenching and satisfying rainstorm yesterday afternoon and evening. After the front had passed, I checked the rain gauge in the backyard. The setting sun illuminated the backside of the storm clouds racing east. A brilliant orange and a bright but stubby rainbow caught my eye.
I looked to the west and discovered a striated sky of tangerine streaks. I grabbed my camera and headed for a nearby pasture that afforded a better view to the west before the colors faded.
Though not the most colorful of my photos, I liked this scene and all its rich ingredients: the farm lane with remnants of the rain’s runoff, the silhouetted trees, Mole Hill, an ancient local landmark, and the Allegheny Mountains beyond.
September’s first sunset highlighted it all.
© Bruce Stambaugh 2024
Roadkill Crossing 
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