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Laughing man. This was the winning entry in the Cloud Appreciation Society cloudspotting awards held at Port Eliot Literary Festival 2007 in Cornwall, UK.
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Remnants of contrails spotted over Lake Stevens, Washington, US
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Altocumulus perlucidus spotted near Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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A walk along the beach at sunrise, near Boca Raton, Florida, US
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Mammatus (Mamma) spotted over Antelope Valley, California, US
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Cumulus spotted over Taiwan
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A plethora of contrails spotted by Alexia's friend, Ted Burrowes, near Lexington, Virginia, US
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Supernumerary bows spotted along with a secondary bow over Little Green Farm, Bedford, Virginia, US
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Cumulus and crepuscular rays spotted shortly after sunrise over Madison, Wisconsin, US
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During the monsoon season in the summer, this storm system was spotted shortly after sunset, with precipitation that appears to dissipate prior to reaching the ground (Virga), as well as areas where the rain touches the ground, near Hope, Arizona, US
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22-degree halo spotted in the mountains near Mercogliano, Avellino, Italy
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Fallstreak Hole (Cavum) spotted over North Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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Developing storms spotted on a flight over the Tasman Sea, between Australia and New Zealand
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Altocumulus spotted over Taipei City, Taiwan
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Signs of supercilium, an unofficial classification for a cloud formation that resembles eyebrow-like features, spotted off the San Francisco coast, approximately five miles from Stinson Beach, California, US
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Cirrus spotted in the early afternoon over Lisboa, Portugal
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This is soo Calvin. (from Calvin and Hobbes) Could be Hobbes draped over his head, too…
I dont see what you see, but that laughing man suee makes me smile!
This is SO a baby bear peeking inquisitively at the world, and his Mama Bear snuggling protectively into his left shoulder (just their heads, and the little bear’s paw resting on the cloud bottom right of centre). Don’t you think? Are we allowed to make other suggestions? :/
It makes you chuckle to look at!