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Monsoon Skies

  • Sunset 1. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
  • Sunset 2. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
  • Close Up. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

I was talking on the phone with a friend, and the sky was quickly changing. I put her on speaker, and while we continued the conversation, I tried to catch a shot of the lightning. It was striking just to the right of Mingus.

Surprise! What a treat! I had a visitor come right up to the window. And she hung right in front of me for a second or two, as if to say, “Hello”. The photos are blurry. Maybe that is what makes them so magical. Like little fairies.

  • Hummer 3. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
  • Hummer 1. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
  • Hummer 2. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

I turned back to the sky, and there was a wall of rain. Then the light show started. I took too many photos to count. And I didn’t think I had caught the lightning. Woo Whoo! Look closely at slide four, there is lightning behind the tree on the right.

  • Lightning over Mingus. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
  • Lightning over Mingus. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
  • Lightning over Mingus. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
  • Lightning over Mingus. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
  • Lightning over Mingus. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
  • Lightning over Mingus. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

The following day, we had a bit more rain. And more glorious skies.
First a double rainbow.

Double Rainbow. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
Double Rainbow. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

I captured a lightning bolt in video, and was so excited to share it with you. I’ve been trying for two days to get the video to play. I wanted to edit it, the window frame was visible, and the end was choppy as I lowered the phone. But I couldn’t get it saved right. And I have done this before? 🤣 Ugghh! Well, learn something new everyday. I edited it my phone. DUH. I didn’t know you could do that. 🤣🤣🤣

I had already saved these frames to share so here they are. The strike takes 12 frames. But here are just a few.

  • Lightning 2. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
  • Lightning 1. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
  • Lightning 3. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
  • Lightning 4. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

Later, over Mingus, a beautiful cloudscape.

Mingus 7/23/22. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
Mingus 7/23/22. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

And to the right…

Clouds. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
Clouds. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

How sweet to be a cloud. Floating in the blue!    

– A. A. Milne

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Circles, Clouds And The Moon

Sunset, 7-12-22. SMD
Sunset, 7-12-22. SMD

Gorgeous monsoon sunset.

Sunset #2 7-12-22. SMD
Sunset #2 7-12-22. SMD
Sunset #3 7-12-22. SMD.
Sunset #3 7-12-22. SMD.

Brilliant super moonrise.

Super Moon 7-12-22. SMD
Super Moon 7-12-22. SMD
Super Moon #2, 7-12-22. SMD
Super Moon #2, 7-12-22. SMD

I like to think that the moon is there
even if I am not looking at it.
Albert Einstein

11 Days of Circles.

Whoa, Really?! How can we be at the midpoint already?

Day 12 WWM 2022, © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
Day 12 WWM 2022, © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

May there be just enough clouds in your life
to create a glorious sunset.

Photos & Postcards

Sunset Hues, 3 29 22. SMD
Sunset Hues, 3 29 22. SMD

A gorgeous unexpected rainy day! Hooray! Takes more than a terrific camera to get a great shot. LOL. These are all slightly out of focus, my apologies. The colors were calling me. I guess I wasn’t paying close enough attention. Mingus has a cap of snow, behind the cloud cover.

Golden Light, 3 29 22. SMD
Golden Light, 3 29 22. SMD

I love how everything can be shadowed and gray, and then the sun peeks out and highlights the hills, or electrifies raindrops. Simple treasures.

Dusty Hues and Rainbow, 3 29 22. SMD
Dusty Hues and Rainbow, 3 29 22. SMD

Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass.
It’s about learning how to dance in the rain.
Vivian Greene.


I am putting some of my scraps to use. The flowers were late night play. I was inspired by our moody clouds today, and had fun trying to capture the moment. I think I know why saguaros are so often painted with curved arms. This one looks like a creature from outer space, or a weird desert cheerleader. Rah, rah, sis, boom, bah.

Postcard #2, 4 x 6 watercolor on Arches cold pressed paper. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
Postcard #2, 4 x 6 watercolor on Arches cold pressed paper. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
Postcard, 4 x 6 watercolor on Arches cold pressed paper. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.
Postcard, 4 x 6 watercolor on Arches cold pressed paper. © 2022 Sheila Delgado.

I’ve learned that no matter what happens,
or how bad it seems today, life does go on,
and it will be better tomorrow.
I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person
by the way he/she handles these three things:
a rainy day, lost luggage,
and tangled Christmas tree lights.
Maya Angelou.