Birch with Clouds

This is the marvelous birch next to the screened porch at our Tamworth house, in early evening. It had been raining for a while, and clouds were creeping in, just beyond the nearest ridge in the background. I had another blip ready, but this was too rare an event to pass up--it's doubtless occurred before but I don't recall seeing it. You'll see the clouds in the background better in large.

I blipped the birch from a distance just a few days ago. And here it is much closer from roughly the same perspective

No visitors today, and nothing else eventful occurred.