I was out yesterday enjoying the overcast and dark day....the whole week was rather a odd overcast week with rain hit or miss. But about a week ago when I was outdoors, yeah I know, am I ever indoors would be a better question...and no I'm not, the weather was brilliant and sunny. I just happen to look up and thought the sky with the clouds, looked so bright blue and the clouds like cotton candy. If you spend enough time looking at the sky, you will start seeing shapes in the clouds — a hippo, a dragon, a human face. The phenomenon is so common that it has its own hashtag: #cloudsthatlooklikethings. The reason we see animals, monsters and people in the sky has nothing to do with meteorology and everything to do with the mechanics of the human brain. We are just as likely to see familiar object in other things like the bark of a tree, toast, or coffee foam. So if you see a cumulonimbus cloud that reminds you of Presley’s pompadour, it doesn’t mean you have a profound, spiritual connection to the King. Although it is interesting to think, ‘Well, why did I see this particular thing?’ it’s not a Freudian sort of interesting thing. It’s not revealing something deep about your psyche or your soul. It’s really just telling you something about how your visual system is working and how your brain works. You sure don't want to know what I see.
Up at the lake. What a show that night with the color of the sky and the clouds.
Sat for an age on the dock.
Just so no one panics, posting will be very sporadic for the next couple of weeks. Between a visit with the mother for Labor Day for a couple days, filling in for extra time at the ASPCA, and another trip up to the Pocono Mountains to the Woods, while my pied de terre is getting new appliances, re-painting and the carpets shampooed. I don't like upheaval, so the mountain time seems to be the best choice of the moment. I want to enjoy nature while I can. I also contacted my elections office, and if not working by then, will be acting as transport for people who need rides for voting day. Once back, I have to make sure the houseboys, are placing everything back in order correctly. I will be posting when I get time and if I have a signal. Otherwise, I'll be relaxing, scantily clad somewhere.
