Hopeful skies.

I had this spot in marked in my GPS for the better part of a month, hoping for a great photo opportunity at some point. But days upon days of cloudy skies left me with little hope of any kind of worthy background for this idyllic old house on the hill. Then, on my second last night in the area, I noticed a small gap in the clouds to the west on radar. This  spurred me to take the 45 minute drive after work to see what the sky could deliver.
Things weren't looking great as the clouds thickened on my way to the house and after a little while of sitting and darkness creeping in, I was about to call it quits . Then this happened...
A small sliver of cloudless skies to the west allowed the sun to peek through at just the right angle to illuminate the distant ice crystals and form this spectacular sun pillar as the underside of the cloud base came to life with pastel pinks, oranges, and purples
It was about 90 seconds of pure amazing, right before the sun dipped behind some distant hills and the sky went grey again.

I was in sheer disbelief , such an amazing sight for such a short of a stretch of time and I just happened to be ready for it.
Just goes to show, never give up hope, the best could most definitely be saving itself for last.

I reflected on the life of the people who lived here. They likely had amazing resilience and optimism with a love for the land and a warm hearth at home. Although there was snow on the ground and ice in the air, for a brief moment the warm colors and compelling history of that little homestead left me feeling cozy.

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