If there are two things I have learned on this adventure they would be to:
a) Expect the unexpected, and
b) Always have your camera ready.
Tonight while driving home I was gobsmacked by visions in the sky. To the West was one on the most beautiful and deeply rich in colour sunsets I have seen and to the East were the most dramatic thunderclouds being lit from the last low rays of the setting sun and full of lightning. Had I time I would have set up the tripod and lingered here for a while and waited but not wanting to risk being AWOL I grabbed a few images of the sky and continued on home.
As a final note on always being ready, my spare tripod lives permanently in the car; just in case.
Photo: Robert Rath, ‘366 Days of 2012, Day 335 – Thor’s Playground’. 1/160s f/5.0 ISO400 17mm