Maroubra Beach

Clouds came floating in my life, not to usher rain or storm but to add color to my sunset sky.

Lofoten Islands

Taken on the West Bench above Pocatello, Idaho about 10 min. before sunset

Resurrected from a really dark image ;-))

There are many things light represents in life. But one is common to almost every one. It is hope.

This was not done in black and white - everything just turned this dark as the storm came in.

Looking east from Dupont and Lansdowne to the downtown skyline.

Taken from Ecclefechan, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland.

Nacreous are one of the most beautiful of all cloud formations, but they are also the most destructive to our atmosphere. Their presence encourages the chemical reactions that break down the ozone layer, which acts as an essential shield protecting us from the most harmful of the sun's rays.

Also known as "mother-of-pearl clouds", nacreous clouds exhibit spectacular iridescent pastel colours, caused by the sunlight diffracting as it passes around their tiny ice crystals.

Since they form much higher than common clouds - at altitudes of between 12 and 15 miles - nacreous clouds are most apparent around sunrise and sunset when their colours stand out against the darkened sky. The stratosphere is extremely dry, compared with the cloud-filled lower atmosphere, so the air needs to be very cold indeed for any ice crystals to be able to form there.

Nacreous clouds only appear when stratospheric temperatures are below -83C.

Cloudy sky.

August, 2014.

Sunrise Yuma, Az

En el ex Aeropuerto de Cerrillos, en Santiago.

Clouds over the River Thames at Erith

Storm clouds appeared at dusk, though the worst of the storms didn't arrive until early the following morning. A massive change in the weather, from 30C down to about 18C, & my parched garden has had rain on it at last.

:-)

Simon

Cloudy night with few stars

Showers over the IJsselmeer in the middle of the Netherlands

Clouds and moon

Taken in San Jose, California.

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2015 October 2, Sunset Sanibel Island

Awesome clouds that apprently mean a storm is looming. We saw lightening and heard thunder, but no rain!

Denver, Colorado.

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Seaplane disappearing into clouds over Vancouver's North Shore.

A view out the plane window before taxiing for takeoff from Austin. I found converting to Black & White brought out a nice total contrast in the white's, gray's, and black's of the clouds.

Clouds in the sky

You be the anchor that keeps my feet on the ground. I’ll be the wings that keep your heart in the clouds

-Mayday Parade

From the plane coming back from Florida :)

Even budget hotels have their charms.

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Went to Elk Island hoping to find some wildlife and ended up with some wild clouds before it started to rain heavily.

Clyde Estuary Scotland