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February 2, 2025
Walking in the mountains, just below a low stratus layer, with crepuscular rays in the distance, looking south from the Sierra Nevada, Spain
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January 22, 2025
Supercilium, an unofficial classification for a short-lived cloud feature, which appear in turbulent airflow over, and to the immediate lee of, steep mountain peaks during periods of strong mountain summit level winds. This classic example was spotted near Busquistar, Andalusia, Spain.
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January 17, 2025
Altocumulus that looked to Marianne as if she was looking into the ocean instead of the sky, with the way whales and sharks have lots of small fish around them, cleaning them by eating away parasites. This was the view of the sky near Ronda, Andalusia, Spain.
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January 12, 2025
Stratocumulus stratiformis radiatus spotted over Busquistar, La Alpujarra, Andalucia, Spain
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January 2, 2025
A storm system with a developing wall cloud (murus), spotted while driving towards the coast from Granada to Motril, Andalusia, Spain
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December 20, 2024
Crepuscular rays emanating like spotlights from the horizon during sunrise over Busquistar, Andalusia, Spain
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