The sky in Lyon has been amazing recently. Yesterday, just before sunset, a heavy blanket of clouds started rolling over the sky from the East, covering the blue with a soft cover that soon became a palette for the colours of the sunset. In the pictures below you can see the view from my east-ward window and from the west-ward ones.
Silver Dragon of the West
Golden Dragon of the East
Looking at such scenes, I feel close to the ancient people who saw the energy of nature and materialised it in the form of “magic” creatures. Like the dragons in ancient China: not the scaly fire-breathing winged lizards of western children’s stories, but golden and silver snake-like creatures ruling the stormy weather and rivers.
Detail of the Nine Dragons painting, 1240 Song Dynasty
Jaque's abode 