It's amazing the reaction that one picture can get.
As you know, we've been suffering through a summer that's had more fire smoke and haze than it has clear skies, so both Thursday and Friday when we had nothing but blue skies for (perhaps) the first time in a long time I went out and took a picture.
Specifically, this picture--
I stuck it up on Facebook and forgot about it. When I checked my news feed before bed Friday night I was astounded to see that over 700 people had clicked “like”.
I guess having clear skies for once really makes an impression on people!
I totally get it. We have had so much haze this summer, and when we haven't had haze we've had rain, which has all led to people getting a little, I think, desperate for any sign of normal weather. And when you see a picture that shows blue skies and nothing but blue skies, you think one of two things--
Is this a picture from a couple of years ago, or is it generated by AI?
The answer to both, of course, is no. And seeing a sign—a real sign—that summer hasn't totally forgotten us led people to embrace that picture as they rarely embrace anything you can find online.
So, thanks Mother Nature. It would be nice if we could do it a few more times before summer decides to bow out for the year.
8-)
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