And come, blue deeps! magnificently strown

With coloured clouds - large, light, and fugitive...

~ David Gray

 

It's quite rare to find both the basic types of cloud together - the cirrus and the cumulus. The thin, wispy, strand-like clouds above are the cirrus ("cirrus" means a ringlet in Latin) clouds and the well-defined, cotton-like heap of clouds below are the cumulus clouds ("cumulus" means "puffy" or "cotton-like" in Latin).

 

Hari Krishnan Photography

 

Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India

 

Nikon D3100 with Nikkor AF-S 18-55mm VR lens