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A rather dull morning here as well, then the sky midday blossomed a bit, and end of day hosted a tiny sliver of moon. Wishing everyone a splendid New Year of clouds that delight and surprise us all!
Found this little critter in a garden of cloud branches where it had just…
Earned Its Wings Of Subtle IridescenceIndeed, Michael, you’ve given us one that intrigues beyond words in #177. Love the mystery of it!
And your Cloud Sculpture, Hans is one I would hang on my wall. Beautiful.
A moment after taking the photo below, there occurred a transformation of the bright wee cloud, making an image better suited for the Clouds-That-Look-Like-Things topic. So there it will land perhaps to inspire a bit of wonder…
Light CritterA warm welcome to you, Greg! And hope we do see more of your lovely images on the various forum topics. The parhelic circle you posted to the Optical Phenomena topic must have had you dancing that day.
Magnificent Pink Pileus, Michael! And Undulatus At French Sunset is an absolute favorite, Hans.
In the sunset sky below, it looked as if an artist had gone a bit wild with a paintbrush…
Dipped In DuskDanke je, Hans, for a clever launch to Volume III. Love your stylish, pareidolic specs! With those in place, I imagine you can even see what isn’t there, as in the case below.
A wanderer arrives without its rider (which may be why you don’t hear much about him in the traditional yuletide stories).
The Fourth Camel of the MagiGeorge, congratulations on your aurora photo chosen as today’s Cloud of the Day! A fantastic beauty of light, motion, magic! What a thrill that moment of night sky dancing must have delivered. I imagine you shivered in joy as well.
No Title Yet, could be from the sea, Hans, like the wind having its way with a wave. Love that sense of motion!
Below is from the archives here, and comes with these seasonal greetings:
Cool Winter Skies, Warm Winter Dreams, Cheers and Best Wishes to all!
That looks to be the magical breath of a cool prestidigitator, Hans! Marvelous!
This next one brings us to The Tail End (pun waggily intended) of Volume II. Curious to see Who and What will show up in Volume III. Whatever this creature was, others couldn’t be far behind.
Love that line dark cloud running through #726, Michael, with the bright blue accents.
What caught my eye in the clouds below was that look of a thumbprint of corrugation.
Thanks so much for sharing your Fata Morgana image, George, and helpful comments, Hans. I wasn’t familiar with this type of illusion at all, so spent a bit of time on atopics site.
Also, further above, another hovering delight. Lucky Hans, to see a UTA. And I love the Airborne Archimedes image!
Even further above (which requires I keep looking up and up), Michael brings us a beautiful halo.
Keeping eyes open here for something to share on the topic. Such magic is worth waiting for.
Rather than begin a new forum topic, I thought this news comment would fit well here.
Beautiful photos and words (from a few cloud fans familiar to us all!) are included in a wonderful article in the NY Times’s Art & Design column Nature’s Best Poetry of 2019: Clouds.
Alt link: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/13/arts/design/weather-cloud-pictures.html?action=click&module=Features&pgtype=Homepage
ALSO!
In today’s NYT on the topic of Books That Will Thrill Any Reader on Your List, under subtopic The Great Outdoors, A Cloud A Day is the first book listed! Way to go, Gavin! Lots of people will be looking up for the holidays—and beyond!
A skyful of kudos and applause and gratitude to all!
Wow, Michael, what a dramatic shot! Hard to believe one would actually fall right through such solid looking clouds.
It was late afternoon for the photo below as well, facing into the setting sun.
Perhaps the rosy hue comes from within the stubble-plains themselves, aglow by gift of clouds reflecting the setting sun of a soft-dying day. Or lit purely by poetic license? ;) Whatever the bard may have meant, it is a lovely poem to revisit! So thanks again, Hygge, for bringing it round.
Earned Its Wings Of Subtle Iridescence
Light Critter
Dipped In Dusk
The Fourth Camel of the Magi
