Cotton ball clouds

We're back from our trip and Atlanta is welcoming us with quite an eerie light display this evening -- here is a picture taken from our driveway at 9pm, of the yellow/orange sky and the cotton ball clouds:

Spring in Atlanta

While the blossoming redbuds, dogwoods and various fruit trees are just spectacular in Atlanta's Spring (and the pollen blankets everything), there is another appeal to this time of the year. The fresh bright new green on the trees, not yet forming a full canopy, so letting some glowy light to pass through, for a wonderful fairy tale mood.

Here is such an image taken a couple of evenings ago at our neighborhood park: