Indiana Skies

My husband and I have traveled to many places, some of them considered among the most beautiful in the world, but we both agree on one thing:  the sky in Indiana can be quite amazing.

Many, many times as the sun goes down we've seen a display of vibrant colors more beautiful than anything in a photo, painting or even a doctored photo.  From orange to magenta, sometimes a little of gold that fades into a faint yellow... maybe lavander fading into a light blue that frames a very white, elongated cloud...  and more than that, the sun shining through in a way that makes the clouds' edges glow as if they had electricity running through them, or better yet, bunches of sunrays beaming down as if God Himself was touching earth. 

Today going home was like that, and it got more beautiful as the sun went down.  My husband and I have called each other on the phone before to share sky sightings, they are really that good.

I could go on forever, I could stare at these skies forever.  But most of all, I wonder why it is that the skies in Indiana are so amazing.  All you see here is the "amber waves of grain".  In other words, lots of flat, boring cornfields... until you look at the sky.

PS:  One of these days I'll get a picture, even though I hate to limit this unparalelled  beauty to the parameters of a camera lens.