Fluidr / Dark fingered afternoon by Bill Bowman

Just when you think you’ve seen every cloud formation and color, Mother Nature surprises you with something new, bizarre, and extraordinarily beautiful. While taking photos of bald eagles and hawks, the clouds put on a show that diverted my attention. This is a detail of the bottom of one of the rapidly morphing clouds, with fine threads of swirling vapor catching just enough light to show off some iridescence. The darker strands above suggest fingers reaching from the skies: dark-fingered afternoon (σκοτεινό δάχτυλο το απόγευμα), as a contrast to the “Eos rhododactylos” or “rosy fingered dawn” of Greek mythology (Eos Goddess of dawn). Clouds provide an infinite diversity of entertainment for the wandering eye.

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