New Brighton, Wallasey, UK 31st March, 2016. UK. Weather. Abstract Faces, weird clouds, unusual cloud, strange clouds, bizarre clouds. Cumulonimbus clouds are a type of cumulus cloud associated with thunder storms and heavy precipitation. Pareidoliais is a psychological phenomenon involving a stimulus from an abstract image wherein the mind perceives a familiar pattern of something where none actually exists, or does it? Common examples are perceived images of animals, faces, or objects in cloud formations as in these examples.
comments Spotting shapes in clouds is a delightful way to pass a lazy afternoon. There's even a society dedicated to cloud spotting. It’s called the Cloud Appreciation Society, founded by Gavin Pretor-Pinney to foster understanding and appreciation of clouds, and to fight “blue sky thinking”. A clear blue sky has always been associated with good, happy weather – a perfect summer’s day, while cloudy skies are regarded as a metaphor for doom. Nothing could be more depressing, it seems, than to have ‘a cloud on the horizon’.
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