From a sky- and weather-viewpoint, the day had been fairly unremarkable. And even the sunset didn’t look too promising.

But then about 8 minutes before sundown, the sun broke through the clouds, which had looked really flat and boring. But the low angle highlighted the mammatus clouds in a way that was unexpected, dramatic, and breathtaking.

And, if this very same thing had happened somewhere with hills and/or trees, no one could have seen it. And that’s why I love the plains.

Yellowhouse Canyon, Texas
photographed 5.13.2023