When we think of sculptures, we think of creations, sometimes monumental in scale, made from hard substances like granite, marble, or steel. But the largest sculptures in the world are made of mist — and not by human hands.
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The Weird Cloud Atlas…Mandatory Credit: Photo by Science Photo Library / Rex Features (1815511f) Lightning lights up clouds above Monument Peak, Arizona, America The Weird Cloud Atlas *Full story: http://www.rexfeatures.com/nanolink/hscd Lightning is an electrical discharge caused by the accumulation of electrical charge on clouds. The exact cause of this accumulation is unclear, but it is probably due to the rapid movement of water droplets and fragments of ice within clouds. The charge builds up in the cloud until it creates an ionised path to an object with an opposite charge. The charge then passes rapidly down this pathway, producing blinding white light and temperatures up to 30,000 degrees celsius. If your knowledge of clouds only extends to ‘dull and grey’ or ‘white and fluffy’, then prepare to be amazed by this cloud atlas. Nature also produces clouds in all shapes, sizes and colours. Some can fool the unwary into thinking they’re having a UFO experience; others send folks rushing into storm shelters.
“There is divinity in the clouds.” ~Lailah Gifty Akita
“Clouds in the sky very much resemble the thoughts in our minds! Both change perpetually from one second to another!” ~Mehmet Murat ildan
“There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds.” ~G.K. Chesterton
“There was a star riding through clouds one night, and I said to the star, ‘Consume me’.” ~Virginia Woolf
“I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now
from up and down, and still somehow
it’s cloud illusions I recall
I really don’t know clouds at all”
~Joni Mitchell
Wonderful images!
thom
God’s canvas is spectacular. Thanks for sharing, Mitch 🙂
My pleasure, Nancy.
Those are gorgeous cloud photos. I recognize some of those somewhat threatening cloud formations, mammatus, supercell, etc. I’ve seen them in Texas.
Gorgeous, eloquent, encouraging, soul-quieting.
Thanks, brother.
Anne
My pleasure, Anne.
Awe inspiring ✨
Amazing images!
Gorgeous images.
Absolutely awesome, Mitch. I used to love laying on the lawn and watching the clouds. It’s been years since I’ve done that. Maybe I should start again. 💖📚
The kid in you knows best (in this case at least), Sandy.
Stunning photographs.
Perhaps the clouds are trying to ASK rather than tell: Who possesses the power to combine wind and water and create astonishing skyscapes like these? Who possesses the creativity to paint the skies with clouds innumerable times–and never the same way twice? Who has the wisdom and wherewithal to create and perpetuate a water cycle? There’s only one answer.
“Once you have tasted the taste of sky you will forever look up.” – Leonardo Da Vinci
The thing I liked best about living in Kansas was the sky. With such flat land, you could see the sky so much better than where I previously lived in Missouri. And it was just gorgeous!
Wonderful photos of clouds! One of my favorite things to photograph! Colors and shapes and never the same! God’s paintings.
Wonderful! Thanks, Mitch! Love the Chesterton quote!
You’re welcome, Anonymous.
Those cloud images are surreal. Thanks for sharing!
My pleasure!
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Beautiful! Clouds give us so much.
Wonderful images
Mitch,
Beautiful things that can’t be touched. Yet, they rule the skies. Have a great cloudy day,
Gaty
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That’s a lovely way of putting it, my friend.
Thank you.
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Very impressive photos!!