There are times when “looking
up” rivals the beauty of “looking down” while walking the
garden paths here on the shores of Lake Michigan in the Gardens at Waters East.
The forms, textures, colors, moods of the many and varied clouds moving
overhead creates a beauty that for the most part only last moments – then
changes – then vanishes – then becomes new again.
Remember as a child lying down on
the soft grass and looking up at all those clouds passing overhead?
Your mind was young and free and full of creativity. It was so easy to imagine that the clouds
were shaped like animals, birds or even looked like people you knew. The clouds stimulated creativity,
imagination, even dreams.
Well the clouds are still here,
though different than all those from years ago. They can and will make your mind dream and wonder like a
child once again – just look up.
So many moods, so many forms, so much to see.
Here are two dozen photos taken
over the year of the clouds floating above the gardens.
Dream on – enjoy.
August Afternoon
Portholes from Ferry Boat
June - mid day
July - Storm Forming
Evening Iris
February Sunset
Looking East over Lake Michigan
August Storm
passing overhead
Do you see what I see?
Pink Clouds
evening
Clouds
with red Autumn Engleman Ivy
Looking East
Lake Michigan
October Afternoon
June Sunset
looking East
January Sky
A bright sunny day
What do you see in these clouds?
July Sunset
October Morning
Cloud Patterns
September Clouds
Love Over the Fence
celebrating the clouds
January Snow
Sunset
May 25, 2013
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Neat images of the clouds, they can be so unique.
ReplyDeleteWOW! I absolutely love cloud scenes and these are fantastic. I enjoyed scrolling through these.
ReplyDeleteA lovely cloud-anthology ! Great ideea to post about the sky and the clouds, Jack . Have a nice sunday !
ReplyDeleteYour cloud formations are simply stunning. I can't pick a favorite. Have a nice weekend!
ReplyDeleteYes, the sky and clouds transforms the look and feel of a garden from one day to the next, possibly from one minute to the next and your focus on the beauty of these ever-changing views if perfectly captured in the sequence of photos.
ReplyDeleteAmazing clouds! I love to watch clouds passing by
ReplyDeleteHope there's no snow any more!
Meggie
I like the drama of the iris. With some of the pictures - the clouds look so threatening I think I would have been frightened to be under them.
ReplyDeleteEach year, I choose a tree and 'follow' it through the seasons - see when its leaves open/fall off, the insects that live on it, the plants which grow round it. It isn't in the least bit scientific but it is fascinating.
I'm inviting other bloggers to join me in this - to choose a tree and 'follow' it through the year. It will be very informal but, so we can all keep in touch with each other and know how 'our' trees are doing, I'll be putting a linky box on Loose and Leafy on 7th of every month, beginning with March.
I associate your blog with flowers rather than trees but, if you were to join in, that would make it even more interesting.
There's more information - and the growing list of participants here http://tinyurl.com/bv6pzt5