Sky and Country
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Iowa was determined to punish me for my petty crimes by putting on a humbling show. We woke up this morning to this view of our three car garage neighborhood.
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But then you'd turn around to find this.
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The photo doesn't convey how every color in roy-gee-biv was out to play, including the hard to find blue side of the spectrum.
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The night before at the fair we had taken the gondola up to the campgrounds and in perfect time to catch the last moments of sunlight (good instincts Bets!).
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Riding the gondola
Towering clouds full of gentle moisture filled the northern sky.
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As we drove home, intra-cloud lighting flashed and popped. Humility accepted.