Things are not always what they seem.
At quick first glance, this looks like it’s some beautifully blue patch of sea fronted by a few pretty pine trees along the shore. It could be a stretch of Maine or California coast, or something along Cape Cod. Happy thoughts, all of them, ideal for daydreams when spring is slow to come. A little make-believe is required to get through the dark reality of the present moment.
The reality of this scene is that a distinct bank of clouds hung low in the sky, starkly delineated, and at just the right position to make it appear that the sky was the sea, and the clouds the sky.
Andy noticed it first, and I took a few pictures as we followed its expansive reach over the bridge into Amsterdam.
