cool breeze from the south
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sky filled with cotton ball clouds
wise kingbird sings
This time of year the sun rises early and I seem to follow suit. Made my chai latte and was out the door at roughly 5:06 am. The sky was filled with altocumulus clouds when I arrived at Pineridge Natural Area, where it seems nature had randomly thrown up cotton balls, bringing on a smile. I’m okay with that cuz I like to smile. Sat on the bench with my camera, binoculars, journal, my chai, a vitally needed coat and listened to all the birds singing.
In case you’re wondering, altocumulus clouds are a middle-altitude cloud genus that belongs mainly to the stratocumuliform physical category characterized by globular masses or rolls in layers or patches, the individual elements being larger and darker than those of cirrocumulus and smaller than those of stratocumulus. (Wikipedia) I think calling them cotton balls is easier and more understandable. 😁
2 Comments
Earl
Agree, “cotton balls” creates more mental imagery then the scienctific name and explanation. I also smile from the mental image of you taking all of this beauty in while sitting on a bench with your gear. It’s a good image…a picture behind a picture! 😊
Monte Stevens
Thanks, my friend. Glad you enjoyed the picture behind the picture. Spent my morning at the coffee shop as we are getting a nice rain here, a steady drizzle with booming thunder.