Many of you know how much I love sharing photos of sunrises over Lake Michigan here in Chicago. I also love sharing beautiful cloud formations and blue skies.
Well, at this moment the sky is completely void of colors and cheery clouds. I wanted to show you what it looks like in comparison to the usual ethereal and sublime color combinations of the water, sky, and clouds. Take this picture, for example:
Or this one:
And then there’s this:
I think the Sky Painter left his whispy tools and breathtaking color palette at home this morning. Or perhaps he was in a melancholy way today. Either or, I’ll be on the lookout for his artful return sometime soon.
Whether grey day or colorful day, I hope your Friday has been lovely!
no words – this is so classical elegance!
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Why thank you so much, Mihran!! Cher xo
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I’ve seen this same gray for fifty-plus years in Michigan. 😳🤪
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But not where you live now, John! 😉 Cher xo
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There are indeed gray days here, much more in winter as are our famous wind storms. But there are 300+ days per year of sunshine in the valley. 🌴🌵
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That sunshine sounds pretty darn nice, John! Cher xo
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I spoke too soon Cher, it’s going to be overcast all day here and 70 degrees! It won’t last… 😬
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Yikes!!! Well we have the grey skies, but most definitely not the 70 degrees! I wish! *LOL* Cher xo
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Just 65 here just now but it’ll get cooler. This is the High Desert, I’ve seen my pool freeze over with a tiny layer but that doesn’t last more than a couple weeks then we warm again.
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I’d take 65 degrees right now, John! Really? A bit of ice? I had no idea! Cher xo
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Yeah, the ice was super thin though, it wouldn’t support a lawn chair. It was a bit warmer last winter though. It’s 70 in my apartment and I still wear a light jacket, house shoes and a blanket over my legs! Holy crap…
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Hahaha, well 70 is a perfect temp for wearing shorts! *LOL*
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WOW!
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What a difference between the ‘grey’ pic, isn’t it, Lynn? Cher xo
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I love it when the sky looks like that! If you hadn’t taken a photo you’d think back and assume you’d been exaggerating. It just really is that gorgeous!!
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Hahaha, thank you, Josy! Yes, I wanted people to see that the sky over Lake Michigan (a.k.a. my view!) is amazingly different in a dramatic way at any given moment! It really is, Josy! Thank you my dear! Cher xo
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Call us strange, but those overcast days are what we call “Chicago days” and we enjoy them. Great pictures, by the way.
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Really, John? I hadn’t actually heard that phrase yet, believe it or not! I really don’t mind the ‘melancholy sky’, to be honest! Thank you so much! Cher xo
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Amazing skies, Cher 🙂
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Are they just, Irene? Thank you!! Cher xo
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Gorgeous choices from other days and brightening everyone’s lives, Cher.
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That’s so kind of you, Robin! Thanks so much for that! Cher xo
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