Irene part 1

Early this morning, before dawn, the first threads of clouds from this massive hurricane curled over central Virginia. These clouds were glowing whitely in the night sky. The clouds have no shadows because there is no sun I suppose. It makes the cloud color and movement seem unearthly which, of course, it is.


The sky was a river of blue-black ink with the white clouds swirling through it. I've seen clouds at night glowing with colors of pink and orange. I wonder where the color comes from if there is no sun. I painted clouds from hurricane Bertha once that looked like little pink cakes on a dark blue tray moving quickly through the sky. We will see what else Irene has to offer once she has passed through Virginia. Right now we have lots of rain.