Out this morning on a 5:30 run it was beginning to rain very lightly, enough to be felt but so fine as to evaporate in the breeze as I ran. The sky was blue gray and a beautiful contrast against the soft colors of the distant ridge line. Not one color but multiple shades of green accented by reds and yellow and the browns of rock and brush. Low traveling clouds moving up the valley were at my eye level and seem to hover. The apple blossoms are brilliant along the road, the remnants of old orchards now just decorate yards, standing out from the green of the fields. The smells of lilac and the apple blossoms waft through the air, changing with the wind.
It’s quiet this time of day, the occasional call of birds and drip of the rain on the leaves. As I return home the rain begins to pick up and changes the color of the road and the sound of tires on the occasional car passing by. It waits until I am hope then the skies open wide. A beautiful spring morning in the Berkshires.
3 comments:
This reminds me of a scene in Forrest Gump when he is running with the backdrop of the mountains and lakes. Sounds like a nice place.
Mike
I like the long roll of clouds against the mountain ridge...looking like it came to rest awhile. Our rain the last few days has been a blessing for unfolding leaves and flowers, and for recharging our aquifer before the summer hits. It's easier to feel cheerful when the sun shines, but the rain has its own charm.
janet
The clouds are actually hovering over the river below. The Ridge is the other side of a valley that begins just beyond the pastures. The wispy clouds are also neat because they seem suspended and are moving. From the river looking up you can't see this but from the elevation looking across you can. Another example of how differently things look from another perspective.
Mike, yeah I also think of the Forrest Gump scene when I am running this stretch as this view goes on for about a mile before the trees close in.
Jeff
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