So, yeah. Crater Lake.

It was pretty awesome. Ben and his friend were there for a photography extravaganza (photogvaganza?). As such, they were hoping for some clouds in the evening we were there. So as not to disappoint, there was a short (20 minute?) thunderstorm just before sunset. The sky did some amazingly strange things. Bubba and I were tired, so we mostly stayed in the car, which also gave me a chance to listen to a little music of my choosing. And my choice?

Sky Phenomenon by Jens Lekman, of course. Please excuse the accent (radder?). He's Swedish...
I've kind of been stuck on him for a while, now. Ben still hasn't given him a listen, but I think he'd like Jens. Ben doesn't generally take music advice from me. Mostly b/c he hears me singing horrible 1990s songs all day long. I figure if I can get someone else to suggest Ben give Jens a listen, he'll end up coming around. Kind of like M Ward...Of course, if Ben reads this, he'll insist that he discovered M first. He may have. But I doubt it.

But seriously...that sky was crazy awesome. I hope some of Ben's photos turned out. I'd post one or two of my own just to kind of give you an idea of how insane it was, but I didn't bring my camera to the photogvaganza. Not that I'd be able to compete w/ the hubby or the hubby-buddy in that department, anyway. A link to Ben's friend, Buck's blog, in case you want to check out his photography and purchase a print.

And a sampling of the sky from that night. Buck was so kind as to let me post one of his photos. I might re-visit this in the future to put one of Ben's up as well.