Dismal clouds

Soot-stained clouds full of rain blew up from the southeast today. The fire in the Great Dismal Swamp continues to burn. Most of the day we had scattered clouds and sunlight, but about 4 pm the skies darkened and we got a shower you could see coming at you across the fields.


I was buying pickling cucumbers at Gallmeyer's Veggie Stand when the rain came down. It didn't last though. When I painted these dark clouds at 4:20 pm the rain was still holding off and blowing north. Hope it rains on the swamp.