Mountain Moods

After spending too much time staring at the computer screen while working on an essay requested by a local magazine (publicity!) it was nice to sit on the porch and stare into the distance, watching rain showers sweeping across the mountains.

Pink Blue Ridge

Yesterday morning's snow was quickly gone -- here at least. On the distant (and much higher) Blue Ridge, the snow stayed . . . 

When they are snow-covered, rising above darker mountains, the peaks of the Blue Ridge make me think of pictures of the Himalayas.

A bit of an exaggeration, I know.

At sunset, the ridge goes pink, as do the clouds above it -- reflecting the sunset we can't see,