How to Look For Shapes in Clouds
Do you see balls of cotton wool? Or do you see the magic of clouds and the shapes they make?
[edit] Steps
- Find somewhere peaceful where you can lie on your back.
- Make yourself comfortable as you may be there for a while.
- Look up.
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Take in as much of the sky as you can see, or form a frame with your thumbs and forefingers and look through the "frame" to give yourself a more specific view.
Elvis... probably
- Let your eyes adjust, taking in light and shadows.
- If there are no clouds, go home.
[edit] Tips
- Take a picnic - cloud-watching is much more fun when you make an afternoon, or even a day, of it
- Clouds will rarely take on the exact shape of something, so be prepared to indulge in a little artistic license
- Take photos of any clouds you see which are especially interesting or pretty
- Sketching shapes in clouds is also very fun
- Make a game of it, and award yourself points. For example, if you see a sheep, just the 1; Che Guevara is a 10.
[edit] Warnings
- Dark clouds signify rain. Go home.
- If you're cloud-watching somewhere peaceful or remote and you've brought a picnic, be wary of bears.
- Bears signify danger. Go home.
