Curtains of the Sky
I love curtains. Especially sheer curtains that dress a window without blocking my view to the outside world. It adds the most elegant touch, even from the outside.
On a recent drive home through Northern New Mexico, I was mesmerized by the sage-green landscapes, spotted with hearty grazing cattle and wild antelope. Clusters of ridiculously happy little sunflowers waved continuously to us from the edges of the road, as if begging for our attention. How can you not smile at the sight of all those little displays of sunshine dancing in the breeze?!
And the storms! You haven’t lived till you’ve witnessed how the sky falls here. It’s as if the storm clouds suddenly decide it’s time to share, refreshing the desert terrain below. They pick a defined strip of land and gracefully descend, flowing like sheer curtains from dramatic valances of thunderclouds.
To the East, rainbows peeked in and out of distant clouds, and flashes of lightening competed for attention in all directions. If you happen to be heading straight into one of those curtains, a terrifying experience awaits as heavy sheets of blinding rain envelope you. It takes only a few minutes before you emerge on the other side into a shockingly calm, bright, and colorful new realm.
My great-aunt says it best…the storms here have personality. They are welcomed, longed for, and often rejoiced in, painting for us the most gorgeous, ever-changing vistas.
-Mandy, Vista Encantada Realtors Marketing Director