7/8: enjoying the rain

Chris and I sat on the deck as the rain approached.  When it started coming down hard, we retreated indoors.  A scissortail flycatcher, however, did not want to escape the wet; it just kept sitting on a sapling of a winged elm.  The water on the window distorted the light and colors of my photo in a magical way, though scissortail flycatchers are fairly magical creatures all on their own:

2 comments:

Barbara said...

From here it looks like a painting!

RR said...

Hi, Barbara. I *wish* I'd be able to replicate the dreamy colors and overall effect in a painting.... Since I can't paint at all, I'm glad that my lens and lighting did the trick instead!