Thursday 12 March 2009

SWF -Umbrella sky

All of a sudden the evening sky darkens,

the rain begins to fall,

umbrellas open,

and soon the view upwards is overcast ...


... umbrella skies!




Vienna State Opera, Hotel Sacher, Kärntner Straße and backstreets
this evening

30 comments:

Dina said...

You have convinced us, Maria. That IS an umbrella sky! Nice name for it.

waldviertelleben said...

jedesmal wenn ich deine fotos von wien sehe, bin ich ganz begeistert von der stadt! sogar die regenschirmhimmelfotos sind wunderbar. durch deine linse wird alles schön!

Maalie said...

I think I would wanrt to jump straight into Cafe Sacher for a hot cup of coffee in such weather conditions! Nice pictures!

Linda said...

What a great procession of umbrellas. These shoppers are determined, in spite of the rain.

Redzlan aka Tabib said...

I like this street photography.

Sylvia K said...

And what a lovely umbrella sky it is! We do know about umbrellas here in Seattle! Really great shots! Thanks for sharing and Happy SWF! Have great weekend!

Guy D said...

Great shots of the streets of Vienna, I love em.

Have a great weekend!
Guy
Regina In Pictures

EG CameraGirl said...

Maybe if we have a wet spring, summer won't be too dry. Love the name of your post. ;-)

Annie said...

Yes, the sky was very bright at my place tonight Maria!

Love your photos of Vienna's skies and streets..just lovely! Thank you.

Donna said...

We have an umbrella sky here too in Tennessee!

Steffi said...

Wir haben im Moment auch Regenschirmwetter!Aber trotzdem finde ich deine Foto´s klasse!Ein schönes Wochenende!

LG Steffi

Photo Cache said...

I like the wet pavement and the reflection that creates. Happy skywatching

VALKYRIEN said...

NO! My sky is not bright! I am wearing an umbrella too - but here in Oslo it is snowing!!

Great shots of a wet sky and a wet day! You make your city look beautiful in any weather!

Unknown said...

Yeah, umbrella...ella ella..eh, eh, eh...Kidding...Nice shots Maria, I love the one with the cast above the building.

Sara at Come Away With Me said...

Great photos - I love the sight of umbrellas and wet streets. Don't get to see that much here.

Carolyn said...

Thanks for the wonderful post and the great photos. Thanks for sharing.
Smiles

Barbara said...

You have captured the charactor of the rain well in photos and with your words. Smiles B

Carletta said...

Wonderful photo essay!
Love the very appropriate title.

It's been a bright full moon for a few nights, but tonight we are expecting snow flurries.

My Sky Watch is on my photoblog: Carletta’s Captures

Deb said...

most definately a umbrella sky

Small City Scenes said...

I love the umbrella view. We have been having such beautiful weather cold, some snow but then it clears and we have such sunny skies. We actually need some rain. MB

Kessi said...

...da kann ich mich waldviertelleben nur anschliessen :), mit Dir wird sogar der Regen schön!!! Und das sind tolle Bilder! Wünsche Dir einen ganz beglückenden Freitag und ein ganz herrliches Wochenende. Kraule d'Ora mal lieb von mir :)) - Kessi

Kessi said...

...bei uns regnet es übrigens auch :)

Marina said...

My sky is bright and clear! I can even count the stars...

DeniseinVA said...

Lovely series of rainy day photos Maria. I don't mind a drop of rain and it does make for pretty photography with all those umbrellas. Great SWF post.

Wienermädel + Co said...

Meine liebe Maria, Sacher und Starbucks - wie verträgt sich denn das ?

Liebe Grüße

Caprice- said...

I love your umbrella skies! So very creative. Very colorful addition to a dull, rainy day!
Caprice

Janie said...

Umbrella sky is a good name.
We don't get much rain in Utah, so an occasion to use an umbrella is something to celebrate!
Great photos of your city streets.

Catherine said...

Umbrella sky, no doubt. As ours. But it didn't prevent you from making pictures. That way we keep visiting Vienna in front of our screen, in the confort of our apartment.

soulbrush said...

what lovely photos. hugs.

Barbara Martin said...

Ah, refreshing rain of spring! Here it poured rain yesterday and this morning, a perfect day for umbrellas. It washes away all the dirt hanging around from winter. The flowers will be blooming in no time.