As is often the case in summer, I´ve been on a short round on my bike at the former airport “Tempelhofer Feld” a couple of weeks ago when suddenly the clouds that started gathering in the west, rapidly came nearer.
I made a few pictures and went home as fast as possible. Literally two minutes after I shut the door behind me, rain started to pound down!
I´m showing you these pictures because in my mind clouds can be wonderful pieces of art created by nature and I never can stop marvelling at their beauty (or look for hidden creatures and pictures 😉 ). Also my friend Su – a fantastic photographer! – over at Zimmerbitch encouraged me to share my pics 😉
(So, if anyone´s to blame, it´s her! 😉 )
The whole scenario on the field reminded me of a poem I just read by one of my favourite poets, Robert Frost.
Storm Fear by Robert Frost
And save ourselves unaided.
Do you know any storm or rain related poems you´d like to share?
My Reader is not really good. Sorry, but some of your posts I haven’t seen. I love your pics 💚. Wish you a peaceful weekend. Yours gartenkuss 🙋🐝
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No worries! And thank you so much for taking the time and liking so many of my posts and for your lovely comment! 🙂 I really appreciate it very much! Wish you a very beautiful and peaceful weekend too! Sarah 🙂 xxx
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Love those skies – they’re just calling out to be painted 🙂
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Thank you very much, Rebecca!! 🙂 I had the same thought when I saw the pics at home 😉 Please feel free to use them as inspiration for one of your beautiful paintings!! I would so love to see that! 🙂
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Ha – thank you! I may well do that 🙂
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I would be honoured to say the least! 🙂
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Wonderful post (The Frost poem was a nice touch) and great photographs. Feel kind of guilty though since the first thing I thought of when seeing the title was the end of The Terminator.
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Thank you very much!! 🙂
Haha! Yes, I guess that title held have a certain ambiguity for everyone 😉
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I’m just glad it was two minutes after you shut the door and not two minutes before. 🙂
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Yes, me too!! 🙂 And I have to admit to have felt a little bit of “schadenfreude” about all the others that were still out there and soaked to the bones 😉
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beautiful pictures.. Nature has so many ways of telling us stories and ways to live life.. Beautiful poem by R. Frost.
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Thank you very much!! 🙂 Have a lovely day!
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You too dear, Have a lovely day. 🙂
By the way, the picture in your gravatar, The girl with a pearl ear ring, have you seen the movie or the painting?
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Yes, I have seen the film and I love the painting very much, which is why I gave it try and painted it myself 🙂
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Stunning !
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Thank you very much, Alice!! 🙂
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Love the poem, Sarah. Thanks for sharing. And your pictures are awesome!!
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Thank you very much, Cathy!!! 🙂 xxx
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Amazing shapes and colours! You are lucky to get home in time – the storm looks very serious 🙂 The poem is just wonderful, and fits the photographs 🙂
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Thank you so much, Inese!! 🙂 I really was lucky – both with the pictures and with the getting home before the storm started 😉 It was quite frightening and pretty intense. Have a beautiful week, my friend! 🙂 xxxxxx
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You too have a happy week! xxxx
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Beautiful cloud photography, and you can never go wrong with Frost.
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Thank you very much, L.T.!! 🙂
He´s one of the best, isnt´he? 😀 I was so glad when I finally knew enough english to read his poems in the original – soooo much better than in the german translation 😉
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He is one of the best. I haven’t thought of it before, but I’ll bet there is something to that, “lost in translation” phrase… 🙂
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It certainly is, especially with writers whose words alone have a wonderful sound, like Shakespeare of whom I´m a HUGE fan 😉
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Lovely photos (nature is so inspiring and clouds do tell stories). Thanks for sharing Frost’s poem, Sarah. Here’s a link to one of mine https://4writersandreaders.com/2015/05/09/rainbow-promises-a-haiku-by-bette-a-stevens/ Have an amazing week! ❤
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Thank you very much, Bette!! 🙂
And everybody who´s going to read this: please follow her link!! It´s a perfect haiku 😀
Thank you for sharing this with me, Bette! 😀 xxx
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Thanks, Sarah! xo
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Ops, typo, meant to say: Chiaroscuro
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Happens all the time to me too 😉
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Love the Chiaroscuro light. ❤️
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Thank you very much, Genie!! 🙂
I´ve a deep adoration for artists like Caravaggio and Rembrandt who were Masters of the Chiaroscuro! 🙂
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I do too, art is very dear to me.
Your photos are Masters’ photos of Chirscuro light. 🙂
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Thank you so much, Genie! That really means a lot to me 😀
Everybody visiting your beautiful blog can see how much art means to you! Everything – your words and the wonderful pictures you chose – speak of it and are so full of beauty! It is always such a pleasure to see and read your posts 🙂
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I love your photos of the clouds! You are right, there can definitely be art in the clouds!
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Thank you so much, Ann!! 🙂
Although this kind of art is more of a fleeting character than others 😉 Which is a good thing really, since I love sunshine 😀 Have a lovely sunday! xxx
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Dramatic sky! They look scary. The last picture was cool with the rays of light came through.
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Thank you very much!!! 🙂 It was indeed a bit scary to stand there, but also a bit mesmerizing as well. I was also fascinated by those rays of sunshine fighting their way through 🙂 Have a lovely weekend! xxx
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These are beautiful photos Sarah, and I’ll happily take “the blame” for encouraging you to share them. The first shot particularly really captures the feeling we get when a storm is coming. Fear, exhilaration, wonder: I feel these in the image. And the Frost poem is perfect! Happy weekend.
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Thank you soooo much, Su!!! 🙂 I´ve been a bit worried as it is not my “usual” field of photography but everybody seems to like them 😀 Yippieh! 🙂
Awesome! Those are exactly the things I felt when I was taking the pictures!
I have a vers soft spot for Robert Frost, even know a couple of his poems by heart 😉
You too have a beautiful weekend! xxx ❤
P.S. Followed your links to those great photographers and am just sooo in love with their works!! Thank you so much again! 🙂
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Such great photos!! I love clouds ands storms and want to be outside than! Thank you so much and oh, Robert Frost…my favorite poet! What a post! xo Johanna
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Thank you so much for your lovely comment! 🙂 I like them too though I’ve to admit prefering to stay inside then and drink a nice cup of coffee 😉 Have a great weekend! 🙂 xxx
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Again, amazing pics and I love the poem too.:-)
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And again I thank you very much !!! 🙂 xxx ❤
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Wow! I love your pics. I love when clouds are so angry.
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Thanks so much, Monica! 🙂 Have a great weekend! 🙂 xxx
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I am very glad Su encouraged you to share your cloud photos – amazing and beautiful. Thank you Sarah for these wonderful photos and poem. Have a happy day my friend! 🙂
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Thank you very much, Terry!!! 🙂
She’s a great source of inspiration for me! Have a beautiful and happy weekend my dear friend! xxx
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Good pics, close shave with the rain.
Nice poem too.
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Thanks a lot, Lion!!! 🙂
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Lovely pics! Even I am fond of finding hidden creatures in various cloud formations😃. It’s fun! Glad you reached home before it started pouring. Stay safe!! 😃
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Thank you so much, Mona!!! 🙂
Looking at cloud formations is a wonderful pastime, isn´t it?
Have a great weekend and take care! xxx
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Thanks so much!! You too😃
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