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| My photo of summer thunderheads |
The wonderful
thing about clouds is they are egalitarian.
That is, they favor all people equally since we all have a view of the
sky.
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| My photo of mammatus clouds ready to dump a hail storm |
I was reminded
of this while watching Gavin Pretor-Pinney’s TED Talk about the Cloud Appreciation Society.
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| My photo of an approaching cloud burst |
He encourages
all of us to return to doing something we excelled at when we were kids—looking
up at the clouds and letting our imaginations run wild.
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| A sign in the heavens from a member of the Cloud Appreciation Society |
This activity
can save us considerable amounts in psychoanalysis by looking for shapes and analyzing
our thoughts.
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| The Grim Reaper captured by a cloud spotter |
Pretor-Pinney is
the founder of The Cloud Appreciation Society.
He asks each of us to slow down, calm down and see the exotic which can
be found in the every day.
See ten examples
of Cloud Appreciation Photos here: http://blog.ted.com/2013/07/16/the-joy-of-cloudspotting-10-incredible-visions-in-clouds/
Another cloud
lover is the storm chaser, Camille Seaman.
Her photos of
what she calls “lovely monsters,” the supercells, are amazing and
beautiful. You can see more of them in
her short talk found here.
http://www.ted.com/talks/camille_seaman_photos_from_a_storm_chaser.html
Even when we are
enduring the rotten weather of late winter it’s a good idea to take a step off
the digital treadmill, look up and admire the sky.
My post about green clouds.
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| Green clouds over our house. |
My post about green clouds.
Some of these are truly amazing. I shall follow the links - I am always fascinated by different clouds and always love staring at them. As you say, a good way of idly wasting time!
ReplyDeletethe "grim reaper" looks more like a guy shoveling snow. You know how our sky is...a cloud, a poofy white cloud...is more rare, and when the sky comes out from it's grey flannel blanket, people actually stop what they are doing to admire clouds. Like party decorations.
ReplyDeleteLinda Sue: I agree. You're right about the "grim reaper." Around here both spell out DOOM, especially this time of year.
ReplyDeleteOh I get all excited seeing the clouds and the formations that become part of my vivid imagination. Thank you for sharing the links and the beautiful photos. Yup looks like a snow shoveller to me too:) Hug B
ReplyDeleteThat's definitely the grim reaper ready to bend his back into the scythe.
ReplyDeleteI love your cloud photos - but we have seen far too many rain clouds this winter!!
ReplyDeleteI so agree...I love the clouds and the sky...they do lift me up!
ReplyDeleteLinda
http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com
Thunderheads. Reminds me of Mary O'Hara books about the Goose Bar Ranch in Wyoming, and Richard Bach's Illusions.
ReplyDeleteClouds have always fascinated me. When I was a girl, the green clouds meant a tornado was not long away.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing.
Oh, skies can be the most amazing things. I haven't laid on my back on the grass in way too long, gazing at the skies and watching the clouds change shapes.
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