SkyWatch Friday: June 1 through June 19 in Central NC

The first week of June I skipped SkyWatch Friday because I was going out of town.

Last week I used shots for SkyWatch Friday that I took when I was in Manhattan.

This week I decided to look through all the sky shots I've taken so far in June at home and work.

In a way I was surprised by how many sky shots I've taken this month.

We've continued to have a lot of rain and gray days.

But we've also had partial clearing and a few sunny days each week.

I feel like a broken record because this pattern has been going on for several years.

I recently heard on the radio that all of North Carolina has had above average rainfall and none of the state is currently in a drought.

In terms of the entire state I know parts of the state have had droughts in recent years.

In terms of the triangle area of NC where I live, I think it's been almost 4 years since we've had a drought.

Hard to believe because the last severe drought we had went on for a couple of years and I didn't think it would ever end.

That prolonged drought is part of the reason I don't mind rainy days even though lately we've had more than our share of rain.

The sunset pictures that follow were a surprise.

We had a downpour and I'd shut my blinds for the night.

I hadn't realized the rain had stopped but I noticed that my blinds were changing colors.

I was glad I raised my blinds and caught this dramatic sunset.

I've had that happen before. I'll think it will keep raining and be gray but I'll catch a burst of color hitting the blinds and I raise them.

Some of my favorite sunsets are ones I almost miss because I've pulled down the blinds during an afternoon rainstorm.

I love the way the clouds can paint the sky.

 I guess the plus side of sky watching when there is a lot of rain is usually once it clears there are interesting clouds.

Sometimes the interesting clouds will be against a blue sky before the sky turns dark and a storm moves in.

Whatever way it works out I do love cloud formations of all kinds.

It's probably because I like variety and clouds often offer an endless array of variety.

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