I find myself watching the sky all the time anymore. It’s ridiculous because the sky is the sky. It’s no different here in Alberta than it was in Iowa, but it seems so different. For one thing, I have the feeling that earth’s roof is closer now, that clouds are touchable, and that I can actually see the horizon curve and bend around the planet it blankets. And you can see the rain coming from miles away. Watch it fall in sheets and streaks. Gray and wispy.

I stood in the parking lot of the Safeway last night and just watched the storm clouds in the distance making their way ever so determinedly from Edmonton to the Fort. Rob, who watches me, came and stood by me to snap a picture with his phone. He watches me like I watch the sky……and everything else. I wonder if it would be as fascinating to watch all things advancing from the distance. Would it be as awesome?