“Bright, cool exhilarating. Clouds about five percent. Another glorious day of rambling, sketching and universal enjoyment. ” John Muir
I’ve noticed John Muir likes to describe what each day is like in his Wilderness Journals by giving each day a percentage of clouds. So not only was he a botanist but he looked upward to see what beauty was above him.
6 Comments
Earl
An interesting and very scientific way of describing cloud cover by percentages. I would probably be more apt to use general terms for how many clouds there were…such as scattered, partly, mostly, etc.
Monte, a lovely image which certainly profits from that beauty above!
Monte Stevens
I’m with you on that, Earl. I’m not sure how I would rate todays weather. 70% cloudy this morning and 40% this afternoon. 🙂
Steve Skinner
Muir was a real interesting guy; he spent lots of time looking up, looking down, and looking around.
Monte Stevens
He had a way of seeing, that’s for sure. I also think he did a fine job of describing what he saw.
Mark
It is an interesting way. Today is 0% and rather boring for me. I find a cloudless blue sky quite boring, and relish the days like you have pictured here.
Monte Stevens
While driving home from the airport this evening I was in awe of the sky. The setting sun was working it’s magic in the east and west. The clouds were awesome, maybe 45%.