Thin cumulus on a spring-like day

02/22/12, 9:30 am, looking northwest

Here's the morning cloud show of thin cumulus, shaved to translucency like a slice of Virginia country ham. The sun is at the wrong angle to make shadows so they float overhead in pure whiteness.


Getting a cloud painting is such a chancy enterprise. This was painted at 9:30 am. The sky was completely clear by 11. Later in the afternoon, the clouds moved in again and we have an overcast sky and 63 degrees F.