Friday was a perfect day here in Scotland. For once we had a cloudless blue sky, warm sunshine, and the merest hint of a breeze. With UK airspace closed as a result of volcanic ash at high altitudes, the gliders and paragliders had the skies all to themselves. Given half a chance, I would have joined them.
A sky without clouds is certainly a welcome sight after dull days, rain, even a last late blizzard not so long ago. But clouds too are a thing of beauty, when we take the time to stop and look at them. Fascinating and Beautiful Clouds! is a celebration of these natural wonders in all their many forms. With stunning illustrations and engaging scientific explanations, Lucy (LKW31) takes us on a tour of the ethereal, ever-changing cloudscape above our heads.
This young Englishwoman describes herself as always having her head in the clouds, and says 'I am forever bumping into things and tripping over because I am too busy looking up!' Her fascination with clouds is our good fortune, as her passion for them is contagious! Don't expect 'boring' science, this article is packed with interesting, bite-size facts and some amazing phenomena such as the Morning Glory Cloud and the UFO Cloud.
This introduction to cloud types is effortlessly blended with classic poetry and quotes, and a couple of cool videos. After a visit to Fascinating and Beautiful Clouds! I found myself looking upwards with new appreciation. What can I say, Lucy -- mission accomplished!
Visit: Fascinating and Beautiful Clouds!
Image Credit: CLOUD SHOP postcard by matasaburo
Wow! You found a fan-tastic lens. And it's updated with news about the volcanic clouds currently over Europe. Her description of the quiet skies reminds me of how quiet it was here in America after September 11 when our own vast skies were closed.
ReplyDeleteI am absolutely over the moon that my lens has been featured and reviewed here, thank you so much! People don’t notice clouds much(unless they are volcanic ones!) and we take them for granted so I wanted to try and get the word out there! If you love clouds, do check out the Cloud Appreciation Society website, it is wonderful. I am currently writing a new lens about rain….
ReplyDeleteLucy, that sounds great. I love rain. :)
ReplyDeleteIf anyone can convince me to like rain, it's going to be Lucy! I look forward to it. And you are very welcome for the feature, I can see your clouds lens is deservedly getting a great response from all who visit. I'll head on over to the Cloud Appreciation Society, they also wrote a fun book about clouds didn't they?
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What I love about these Squidoo Lens Reviews is that they introduce me to some of the very best lenses that I might otherwise have missed. As someone who loves clouds and looking up, I am so grateful to find this wonderful lens. Thanks for that Nicki and, of course, your fantastic writeup.
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Wonderful review and lens.
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