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A sunset with crepuscular rays over Corfu.
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A smiling circumhorizon arc in a Face in the clouds over Sacramento National Wildlife Park, California, US.
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A Pigeon over Welling, Kent, UK.
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A trio of cloud characters find this Horseshoe vortex fascinating over Welling, Kent, UK.
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“The east wind doth blow”, Welling, Kent. U.K.
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Carrying on the theme of rocks that look like things, a rock face profile, cloud spotting at Breakwater Rock, Bude Cornwall. U.K. (Anyone like to join the Boulder Appreciation Society, B.A.S. …..Think that suggestion may fall on stony ground though, twould never catch on)!!!!….
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peter den ouden says:
Coastlines best places to shoot…
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Anthony Skellern says:
This one is straining so hard to escape its earthly bonds!
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LIN daughter of Joan Cloud ! says:
What a slendid idea Carolyn, a Boulder Appreciation Society – we love rocks too, sign us up !
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Ginnie Powell, Austin, Texas says:
Ah, Carolyn, I'll join you in the Boulder Appreciation Society. After clouds, rocks are my favorite things. You can put the little ones in your pockets without getting wet!
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Beate Blecher says:
I like the rapt expression on the stony face! As to the B.A.S.: Not everyone lives in such a rocky place, whereas clouds…. But look at Bryan: his (the following) photo is a worthy successor to yours!
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The capital letter ‘A’ over Welling, Kent, UK.
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Dan says:
a2 + b2 = c2… just use the clouds to work it out!
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This one seems to ask that perennial question, Y.
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Anthony Skellern says:
The Riddle of the Skies…..who needs the DaVinci Code when we have…contrails! Much more mysterious. Thanks, Carolyn.
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A dog sniffing a star over Welling, Kent, UK. Perhaps the star’s Sirius, which is known as ‘The Dog Star’.
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Face in the puddle, the Lake District, Cumbria. U.K.
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Mark Murray. Aberdeen,Scotland. says:
Could look at this pic all day… Nice :)
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Carolyn says:
I must admit that I had seen no faces just reflections. Thanks for showing me. :-}
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IanL... says:
Think perhaps I should have called this one faces in the puddle, has anyone seen the small face I spotted originally just left of centre towards the bottom of the image……
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patrick o'sullivan says:
Fab shot! Looks like Jesus on the water!
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Anne Downie, Scotland says:
Must be Wordsworth. Well, he said he wandered lonely as a cloud…
Well spotted!
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Reflections in Derwent Water, the Lake District, Cumbria. U.K.
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Anthony Skellern says:
Lovely shot Carolyn. Good place to watch clouds! Or you can head for the hills and watch the cloud shadows chasing across the woods and waters.
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You’re right Anthony. To catch it I had to move quicker than I have for years! :D
You did well to spot that one, Carolyn – I suspect it disappeared very quickly!