Rain...rain on the Barrow Downs

It's late afternoon, and the weather outside is rather curious.  The ground, the trees, everything on the surface of the world is black and green, almost as dark as sunset.  But behind the fir-tree tops, the sky is chalky white--an utterly bright, pale grey.  Until you get right up close to the window, and then you can see darker, feathery clouds, right above.     

It changed just a moment ago--now everything has a greyer, more mellow look to it.  The darkness and light are more evenly distributed.  The rain's picking up, too. 

The lights just flickered...

I wish I had a picture to share, but my camera is practically oblivious to atmosphere and rain.  It can only see black trees and grey sky...so narrow-minded!

In lieu of a photo, check out this stormy painting, by Bierstadt:





And this ocean scene by Friedrich:





Which somewhat resembles the Oregon Coast:


credit: USFWS Headquarters


Utterly gorgeous.