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A lovely Pastel Painting, Hans. I like the soft feel of it and can enjoy a calm breath just gazing at it. And a wonderful capture, Michael! That one makes me want to hold my breath as if swimming beneath an ice floe. A cool adventure.
For Hans: As for an “affinity…with infinity” ;) … It mist be the allure of the ineffable that holds the appeal for this girl from the north campus. Well, I meant to write must, but there you have it. It’s all in the mist! And what happens in Vagueness might well stay in Vagueness were it not for the clarity and precision of mathematics. Recently, I had to smile (surely a curve of measurable measure?) when a friend mentioned irrational numbers. Just thinking about such concepts as infinity and non-duality, even the magic of the möbius strip (where does one start when there is no end?) tickles my mind with wonder. Mathematics may be a different language, one that I cannot speak or understand, but it holds a beauty all its own. Not unlike an appreciation for clouds. While I don’t know or understand all the science of their making, they tickle my eyes and spirit nonetheless. Likely just another part of the dreamer within.
On Its Way To Becoming A Möbius Cloud StripThe lines in your Arizona B&W#172 tell a peaceful story, Michael. But oh, days of 116f there must be a harsh reality! Hope the hurly burly come your way soon. Looks like we may have more of it today. Here’s another look at yesterday morning.
Summer StormLoved Another Veil Variation, Hans, which appears to be floating on a gentle, wafting breeze, while Arizona B&W#170 and #171 are absolute celebrations, Michael, with sound tracks all their own. Trees Bright Shadow is one to linger on, Lisa, cleverly titled as well.
Completely unexpected weather here with thunder, a bit of rain and this morning’s surprise…
Marbled MarvelRuth, Michael, Hans, Gregory, Don, what a joy to see so many beautiful rays and shadows, a bit of moon, and fruit flavored skies spanning the color spectrum from all of you. Especially love the trick of light on wavelike clouds captured in A Bit Deceiving, Hans.
Anyone for another helping of dessert?
Peach FlambéFinally, a chance to catch up with this colorful topic…
Sheryl, that extraordinary display must have had you dancing on the roof of your shop! Hope you have many more such sightings and join us here often.
Gregory, congratulations on capturing that long, beautiful CHA!
And Hans, what a bloomin’ beauty over Bloemendaal you shared with everyone via the CAS Gallery this morning! Your Half A Halo above is another one, albeit with subtle coloring, and I love the contrast in the photo above that one with your shy sundog.
Here is one I found hiding in the archives, the sun caught in a spiderweb of cloud.
Thank you, Ruth and Hans, for your kind words. Endless Possibilities is exactly that and kept me hopeful, Ruth, while Winged Horizon (wow!) lifted my spirits, Hans.
And then today, this surprise… It called for a joyful bit of dancing right there in the middle of the street.
Celebration!
From complex to simple compositions, the latest offerings by you two, Michael and Hans, are exquisite, with shapes at times defined only by the subtlest shades of gray. Well done!
Tattered VeilWhat’s a cloud-lover to do while waiting out the doldrums of summer’s all-blue skies? This morning, I let my disappointed eyes drift down. They settled with a sigh to rest on a beautiful tree packed with deep green leaves. After a short while, I lifted my eyes to the skies again, and lo and behold, there it was—a big beautiful cumulous cloud! As if my wish alone had conjured it! Alas, all too soon, the bright afterimage of that lovely, dark-leafed tree superimposed upon the blank canvas of sky, dissolved before my very eyes. For a moment though, seeing was believing, and that moment made me smile.
Not A Cloud In The Sky
Michael, Hans, and Ruth: The wide variety in your recent lovely images has me musing on how droplets of one cloud must have been, and in time surely become, droplets of another. Indeed, what goes around, comes around, sometimes in dramatically altered form! And what better day than today, August 8th—International Infinity Day!—to celebrate this wonder. Here’s to our joyous sharing of clouds forever!
Cirrus Intortus Lemniscate
(a cropped version of this photo was previously posted to the B&W topic, 2019)
It’s hot here today as well, Hans, so your Approaching Rain is a most welcomed—and beautiful—sight. And I would happily travel your enticing escape road, Ruth, with hopes of finding something like this…
Cooling CascadeSo delighted to see our old friend, Hans! I figured it was only a matter of time before that frisky kid crossed the pond again.
Meanwhile, it looks like love is in the air for your Girlie Cloud With Botox Lips!
An AdmirerThank you, Michael, for this dramatic launch into the next wave of B&W clouds! And Lisa, wow! A warm welcome to you and your keen eye for stunning imagery. Hope to see you here often and on other forum topics as well. Hans, even a tsunami could not extinguish our (de)light with this topic.
Hard acts to follow with such strong imagery from the three of you above. Can’t wait to see what the new tide brings in.
PotentialityYou’ve given us a fine riddle, Michael! As Hans noted, it seemed to come (literally!) out of the blue, and had me looking several times at the image with head atilt. Aha! Could it be that arched bit behind the cloud’s ridge that suddenly sparks paredolia? It does, in fact look like the head of a parking meter.
Well, I hope we won’t have to pay per hour if we do park our eyes in the clouds. And I wouldn’t really worry unless this is a sign of things to come. Then again, just yesterday, in the same area of the sky, there appeared something quite similar…
A Mere Meter MatterWorries aside, I especially like your very scenic Arizona Color #831.
And wow, Ruth, Rhapsody in Blue is music to my eyes. Gorgeous!
And Hans, that cartoon has dreamlike qualities and ja, no translation is needed to decipher its humor. Clarity, aside, I also like Misty.
On Its Way To Becoming A Möbius Cloud Strip
Summer Storm
Marbled Marvel
Peach Flambé
Fellow Flyer
Tattered Veil
Cooling Cascade
An Admirer
Potentiality
A Mere Meter Matter
Joy Unbound
