Stormy Saturday

While we were in the desert, I spent almost every evening on photography. One of my favorite places is "Shyla's Mesa". It's the far right flat-topped hill in this photo. It's just barely in the sunlight.

It's my favorite place to photograph our dogs sprinting. The beautiful rocky walls on the east and west sides of the mesa make great backdrops for silhouettes. And you all know how I love silhouettes.

This was one of my favorites that I made on Shyla's Mesa in April. Shyla is in front, and R is chasing her. Look at how hard R was galloping. He was frantically trying to catch Shyla. He has such an incredibly strong spirit.

I get so involved in photography that I often don't notice what is happening around me. Suddenly, as I was photographing the dogs, I heard a rumble from the sky and looked to the south. Oh my!

During this desert trip, I learned how huge desert storms can be. They can suddenly fill an entire horizon. I quickly switched to a wide angle lens to get a better view. The sky had already become even more threatening.

I watched the storm change colors, and I listened to the rumbling. Huge bolts of lightning zig-zagged through the cloud. Yet again, I didn't manage to capture one with my camera.

We soon hid in the LabMobile as the storm enveloped us. It was Hachi's first lightning storm in his life. We played the game where he got treats after each boom of thunder. It's a game that we play with all of our dogs to help ward off thunder-phobia. Hachi didn't seem at all upset by the storm.

Even the storms in the desert are gorgeous!