gray sky over portland

Beautiful clouds !

Thanks. We true Oregonians love our clouds. So glad you like them as well!

Menacing.
And here we need so much that water . . .

Many do see the clouds as menacing. I see a blanket of comfort. And yes, we have been without rain or clouds for around 60 days until just recently. Very unusual for us here in the Pacific Northwestern United States. I hope you get the rain you need.

Wonderful (both the photo, but, more importantly, that you got your smoke-free sky back).

Oh yes! It is so nice to breath rain cleaned air.

The fire is now 46% contained (it was only 11% contained before the rains came). 48,000 acres of burn. Forests burn naturally and over time will recover, (a really long time in this case) but when one burns due to humans, it hurts.

The gloomy sky is fascinating. Stunning picture, Laura!

Thanks so much. Many do see it as gloomy, but I see it as comfort like a blanket. Maybe because I grew up with the clouds here and gentle weather.

My sky is as grey as yours, my friend !!!! It is raining cats and dogs today over here !!!!!!!!!

Ah! Are you near Paris? We have very similar weather to that region.

Yes I part my time between my home close to Paris and the other one in the mountains, depanding on the weather and the seasons !!

Dramatic cloud capture!

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Thanks you kindly. (There were dramatic events going on in the location I took this photo from, so it was very appropriate.)

Like these threatening clouds; well captured.

Glad you like them. I've missed clouds all summer (unusual around here to not have any clouds). Thanks!

A beautifully captured sky, Laura!

Thanks so much. I love our clouds.

Auch ein grauer Himmel hat durchaus seinen Reiz ! Grüße MAIK

I totally agree!! Thanks for your comment. May your day be full of charm.

A grey ambiance well presented

Thank you so much. This is a common feel in my city. I grew up with it and love it, so I'm happy it comes across well to you.

beautiful clouds and bridge!!

thanks - i love our clouds, and the bridge is our newest one - it's pedestrian and mass transit only! very lovely to walk across.

Love the dramatic sky here. A marvellous range of tones and very well composed indeed. An immediate fave for me.

I'm so glad you like it. You are really kind.
This type of sky is my blanket of comfort, even though dramatic.

They look quite threatening but make a wonderful image, I hope you have a nice week Laura

Ah, not actually so threatening, unless you melt in the rain! We often get layers of clouds like this that bring nothing but an even soft rain. Glad you like the photo. Thanks for visiting me, Peter. Hope your week is treating you well.

Big sky, interesting bridge, being a mini version of those big bridges one sees nowadays. Looks good though. We,ve had skies like this for the last six months now with the only variation of either heavy rains or snows. Just now and again do we have lighter or even clear skies over here in Manchester UK. Cheers, Herb

the white bridge here is bigger than it looks. it is the largest no-car bridge (just light rail, bus, bike and pedestrian) in the United States.
Still not as big as the ones you are thinking of but not really mini. it's the 12th bridge over our river, the Willamette, in the city of Portland. It opened in 2015. Another of our 12 brideges was replaced and re-opened 2016.

we have weather very much like yours here in Portland, Oregon!

it rains girl - drastic Sky, Hubs