Clouds Communicate
It rained yesterday. Well, poured actually. The sky was a
blanket of gray clouds that let the rain come down steadily for the whole
morning, alternating heavy downpours with ordinary showers. The rain stopped
after noon, the clouds thinning out and letting the sun peek through
occasionally. They moved on the upper breeze separating into dark and light
areas that hinted at a change in the weather.
There are many different kinds of clouds, depending on the
amount of moisture and their height in the atmosphere. Not every cloud signals
rain though some clouds herald danger, like tornado cloud-tunnels. Cirrus
clouds tell of improving conditions while cumulus clouds indicate fair weather.
They all have their personalities.
As a kid, I always liked to look for images in the clouds.
The puffy white ones were best for that, hinting at faces and dragons, rocket
ships and eagles, or whatever came to mind at the moment; clouds spur the
imagination. Family car trips went quicker when we focused on the clouds.
The cirrocumulus clouds I saw recently delighted me. They
brought to mind popcorn scattering over the earth I wanted to open my mouth and
catch them on my tongue. For a while I was a kid again. These were high
atmosphere clouds and they lifted my spirits.
Today the clouds are gathering once more. They look like
nimbus clouds, the kind that builds into thunderstorms. We can read the clouds
and understand what they mean. Everything in nature communicates in its own
way. I find that fascinating.
Here are the different kinds of clouds:
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