Art in the sky with striking cloud formations
Striking Cloud Formations
Striking Cloud Formations
Tag Archives: formation
Unusual Cloud Formations
Unusual cloud formations – a sliver of blue sky between dark ones
Unusual Cloud Formations
Clouds Over Ridges at Shenandoah
Cloud formations on the mountains in Shenandoah National Park
Clouds Over Ridges at Shenandoah
Clouds Hiding the Sun
A circular formation of clouds seems to be hiding the sun
Hiding the Sun
Water Staircase
Aysgarth Falls are a triple flight of waterfalls, surrounded by woodland and farmland, carved out by the River Ure over an almost one-mile stretch on its descent to mid-Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales of England, near the village of Aysgarth. One could see the natural formation of “stairs” for water to flow through the river.
Designs in Rocks
Formations over the rocks over the years in Garden of the Gods, Colorado create simple relief deposits that look like a design pattern of nature.
Typical Nature of North Carolina
We start focusing on the simple beauty of nature. There are countless natural wonders in North Carolina. North Carolina’s state and national parks offer bountiful opportunities to get outside and explore nature’s wonders. Here is a typical scene of blue sky, white cloud formations, and greenery of trees midst the mountains.
Cloud Query
This image has created a query – is this formation from clouds or fireplace smoke?
Pools of Water
Walking on the banks along the Lower Asygarth Falls one can see water captured in shallow rocky formations when the level in the river has fallen. There are also beautiful designs in the foam and stagnant water on the sides of River Ure.
Cloud Formations in Peak District
Dark cloud formations add to the pleasing landscape in The Peak District, England.
Glow of Stalagmites and Stalactites
Stalactites, stalagmites and other cave formations fluoresce under the glow of ultraviolet or blacklight at Poole’s Cavern, Derbyshire, England. Fluorescent formations absorb and release energy very quickly. When an ultraviolet, or black light, is directed at these deposits the manganese molecules become activated and we see the calcite release light as a blue-green glow because it is at a different wavelength than the surrounding light sources. Once the light is removed the glow on the rock disappears.
Longest Stalactite in Derbyshire
A stalactite is a mineral formation that hangs from the ceiling of caves. Poole’s Cavern in the Peak District, England is famous for the longest stalactite formation in Derbyshire at seven feet long and approximately a staggering 100,000 years old.
Stalagmite in the Cavern
Poole’s Cavern is the most spectacular natural cavern in the Peak District, England. The cavern is famous for the spectacular and unique crystal formations. A stalagmite is a type of rock formation that rises from the floor of a cave due to the accumulation of material deposited on the floor from ceiling drippings. Stalagmites are typically composed of calcium carbonate, but may consist of lava, mud, peat, pitch, sand, sinter, and amberat.
Rock Formations
The rocky terrain around Bera, Rajasthan creates interesting formations such as a eagle-lookalike, and a lonely tree growing on a huge porous-like rock.
Viewing the Clouds
Grassy hilltop parks, Lafayette and Alta Plaza, in Pacific Heights, San Francisco, with benches provide sweeping views of the city and dramatic cloud formations.
Early Morning Clouds
Early morning cloud formations at Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Clouds Galore
Witnessed striking cloud formations in the sky over Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Rock Formations at the Waterfalls
Spectacular rock formations at the Upper Linville Falls, North Carolina
Whooper Swan Midst Abstract Water
A Whooper Swan framed by abstract water formations swims at Swan Lake Iris Gardens in Sumter, SC
Designs of Nature – Leafless Tree
This week’s theme is Designs of Nature. Nature creates unique, sometimes simple, designs if you look around. Here is an image of the branches of a leafless tree spread out in a random formation against a blue, cloudy sky.
