Sunset before the storm at Ogalalla

Sunset before the storm at Ogalalla
Originally uploaded by wethreedees.

I think I lightened this too much in Photoshop. Because the sky was yellow-orange, and seemed to have some green. (We don't like skies with green, however awesome.)

We pulled all the curtains, opened windows to let the breeze flow through; no need for airconditioning. The harvesters had gone, and a new semi cab backed in next to us. Left his motor running, so we moved up 20 feet to get free of the noise and fumes. Settled in to bed to unwind watching Blankman. Our attention was diverted by increasingly high winds. We started rocking. The little trees and grasses behind us began moving with the wind, bending and shusshing. We rocked some more. And more. No rain. Just high winds. We raised the back window and began to watch the trucks coming down from the interstate, the crazy people going on driving their big motorhome.

Then Andre backed up to our original spot, and the rocking became more gentle, blocked by the trucks beside us. After a while, it subsided. Andre slept.

I got up and re-opened the windows over the table, wiped up the gray gritty dust that covered it, felt some in my mouth. Later, there was another brief burst of wind, and a smattering of rain. The driver next to us turned off his engine, and I slept.