10 December 2022
In December daylight is in short supply and the skies are often gray so clouds have a big effect on our mood in Pittsburgh. This week ranged from brilliantly sunny to thick overcast, from exhilarating to subdued (depressed?) depending on the variable clouds.
Above, on the miraculously clear afternoon of 5 December the moon rose over still water at Duck Hollow. Below, a line of clouds at sunrise painted the sky red on 2 December.
The next day I was scouting for crows on Mt. Washington when crepuscular rays peeked through the clouds at sunset. Do you see the crows? They’re tiny black dots in the sky.
The clouds were so low on 6 December that fog engulfed the top of the Cathedral of Learning. Morela came down to Heinz Chapel’s scaffolding to look for birds in the nearby trees. Do you see her in the middle of the photo?
Last night’s clouds partially obscured the waning moon while moonlight made a colorful halo.
Today we’re back to overcast skies with 85% to 96% cloud cover for the next two days. Alas. No variation until Tuesday.
(photos by Kate St. John)
I loved this post, Kate. I don’t know how many crows were in that picture above, but I spotted one on the left edge about a fingertip away from the top of the trees, and second on the right side between the wires. For these old eyes of mine, I think that is pretty good!! 🙂 Have a wonderful weekend, Kate!