The sky above our habitat garden

Rainbow in the back yard
Rainbow in the back yard ©Janet Allen

We love looking at our habitat garden, but sometimes we look upward, too, to the great variety of clouds and skies we see right from our own yard. It’s all part of how our yard connects us to the world beyond our yard.

Rainbows

Rainbows are nice — and often missed since they occur after a rain shower that may have driven us inside. But when we remember to look, we’re sometimes rewarded by seeing a rainbow or even a double rainbow.

Rainbow
Double rainbow
Double rainbow

Clouds

When I started taking notice, right above my own yard I found a greater variety of clouds than I ever expected, sometimes during beautiful weather and sometimes during stormy weather. Here are just a few views, all taken from my back yard.

Clouds above our habitat garden
Clouds above our habitat garden ©Janet Allen
Clouds above our habitat garden
Clouds above our habitat garden
Clouds above our habitat garden
Clouds above our habitat garden
Clouds above our habitat garden
Clouds above our habitat garden
Clouds above our habitat garden
Clouds above our habitat garden
Clouds above our habitat garden ©Janet Allen
Clouds above our habitat garden
Clouds above our habitat garden
Clouds above our habitat garden

Weather

Even storms can be interesting. I like to watch the power of the wind in the trees in our back yard.

Trees blowing in the wind
Trees blowing in the wind
Trees blowing in the wind

Of course, there are also storms such as the derecho we experienced. Destructive storms are likely to get worse if we don’t address the climate crisis.

Jet contrails

And these jet contrails are another reminder that many parts of our modern lifestyle contribute to climate change.

Up even farther

Half moon

Sometimes I can see the moon during the day.

And at night, it’s nice to remember to look up at the moon and stars.

Moon
Moon from our yard

Being able to enjoy the night sky is another reason to work to avoid light pollution in our communities. (The most important reason, of course, is to protect life on earth, both plants and animals!)

Resources

Light pollution