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That moon chip could be chased down with a fine microbrew flavored with a few traditional ingredients (e.g., Eye of Newt) gathered only by young witch apprentices in shade-dappled forests on nights of the full moon. Cheers & Happy Halloween to all!
ApprenticePS: Don’t miss Michael’s beautiful ‘Happy Halloween’ photo in the Sunrise/Sunset topic folder and Hans’s foreboding storm cloud featured today on the CAS Gallery.
Thank you, Hans. I appreciate your plea for my favorite season to show it’s true form here. Your Autumn sky is a dramatic beauty, especially with the dark sea as a baseline. I want to inhale it.
And Ruth, your Scattered photo has gone 3D! One can almost reach into it and pluck a cloud from the sky.
The photo below can also fool the eye into thinking it’s a landscape with fog rolling in over the hills. But there is not a bit of it that is not of the sky.
CloudlandiaA perfect party disco ball, Hans! Love it. That should get everyone up and dancing. Well, almost everyone. This fellow looks like he’s not going to move away from the chips and dips just yet.
Maybe once he’s had his fill though, he’ll help your cute little terrier, Ruth. Wouldn’t want him to mistake his lost bone for a bit of skeleton at the party.
Chips And DipsBeautiful composition in Here Comes The Sun, Ruth. That bit of reflection in the water is a perfect balance for the snowcapped mountains.
I like the linear look that Michael and Hans have going, so will add this close up of winter wrap made from the offerings of a shaggy old friend. Have you got one of these, Hans?
Billy CoatHa! She’s ready to party now, Hans, but I wouldn’t get too close! Meanwhile, Ms. Hagamuffin is already rockin’ out on the dance floor…
Doin’ the Monster MashWell, if your Mad Buffalo doesn’t get the party moving, I don’t know what will, Ruth. Took me a moment to see him, but then he was nearly upon me! What a great image incorporating the positive clouds and negative sky spaces.
This creature would also like to join in the fun… after she fixes a broken fingernail.
Get The Glue!More than a month gone by with barely a cloud here, so the fine collection above is much appreciated. Some favorites include Ruth’s Window of Opportunity, Michael’s #408, and Hans’s Just Menacing (oh to see a skyful like that!).
Or one like this, extracted from the archives more than year and a season ago.
Come Back!Michael, your clear and crispy capture is like a murmuration of cloudlets. Breathtaking!
Lisa, Dendrite Disconnect reminds me of my foggy brain in the morning. A very clever title for your intriguing photo!
And what a fine mesh is your Neural Network, Hans! Definitely caffeinated. Just looking at it leaves me feeling energized. A habit, you ask? Perhaps!
Subconscious TendenciesLove the soaked feeling your #915 delivers, Michael. I can almost hear the downpour! Hoping for glorious rain followed by deeply breathable skies for you there. Meanwhile, I’ve seen proof the moon is still up there.
Still ThereHans, your Attempt To Dream On is such a beautiful image. It elicits a certain smile here as it so well reflects that yearning to continue enjoyable adventures.*
And Lisa, your Dream That Got Away effectively captures that fleeting moment of dream dissolution. Ah, I know it well! It’s also, on its own merits, a very interesting cloud photo.
As for painterly works, here is one with lighter, looser strokes of cloud brushes that brings to mind another form of art.
Interpretive Dance*Off topic, but hopefully helpful for anyone interested: There are actually a couple of reliable (as in scientifically tested) techniques discovered by Stephen LaBerge that can prolong the dream state. If anyone has an urge to look into these, be sure to read his original writings (on spinning and hand-rubbing while adream) as there is way too much misinformation about such things on some internet websites.
Sometimes that’s all one needs, Ruth, just a small bit of light! You’ve captured it nicely there.
And thanks for kind words, Michael. Indeed, Dali was a master at depicting the surreality of his dream landscapes. I think he would have admired your B&W#190, as do I.
Also meant to compliment your image above, Lisa, a dream in the making!
The Wild Brush Of The Expressionistic PainterIndeed, Lisa, those borderline sleep states can be fascinating and offer great fodder for creativity, as does the luscious land of lucid dreaming. When I saw the clouds align to match the classic L-R-L-R eye movement lucidity signal (as seen in research experiment EOG recordings), it looked to me like proof that the Sky is aware it is dreaming. ;)
Cognizant Clouds
Apprentice
Cloudlandia
Chips And Dips
Mr. Monster Gets The Munchies
Billy Coat
Doin’ the Monster Mash
Get The Glue!
Come Back!
Subconscious Tendencies
Still There
The Wild Brush Of The Expressionistic Painter
Cognizant Clouds
Pegasus
