"I see no boundaries between design, fine art, and the art of Nature." Kris Ruhs, has always delighted in creating boundaries, then passing through them, whether they are real or imagined.
A new weather system always presents a shift in perception - a need for shelter perhaps, or a reason to sing.
Here, "Calm before the Storm" presents changes momentarily suspended in an aviary of vines and branches holding a series of fanciful birds, resting, for this brief moment we have encountered them.