"Sometimes we need an excuse to do nothing"

Driving to Madrid in May, I took this photo.  (I must add that I wasn't driving the car!!!)

I shared the photo via Facebook and added a question:  Who will win the battle - the sun or the clouds?

After weeks and weeks of cold and rain (or was it months?), the sun has finally won the battle.  It's been glorious here for the past two weeks.

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/topics/weather-and-climate/clouds-dew-fog-and-steam/

Look at the above collection of words connected with clouds and weather.  As Gavin Pretor-Pinney says in his Ted talk 'Live with your head in the clouds',  clouds get a bad rap.

I have just watched his talk (you have to watch, otherwise you'll miss the fantastic pictures of clouds he shares).  Apart from learning a bit more about clouds and the way they form, I also approved of his suggestions:

“the exotic can be found in the everyday”

"step outside, pay attention"

"cloudspotting legitimises doing nothing"

"sometimes we need an excuse to do nothing"

For me, summer is the only time of the year when for an hour or two, I manage to do exactly that - nothing.....

That explains why I'm not writing blog posts as frequently as I should.....  My head is in the clouds.....

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