Friday, December 30, 2011

Clouds & Games

I was reminded here of a game we played as kids, laying on our backs on the lawn, looking up at the clouds to see what shapes we could make out: this one has me stumped!

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and Happy New Year to all skywatch participants.

14 comments:

Melbourne Australia Photos said...

The word for finding familiar shapes in the abstract shapes of natural features (e.g. clouds) is pareidolia!

See: http://nicholasjv.blogspot.com/2011/06/pareidolia.html

To me it looks like a rat skeleton head and front half!

Have a Happy New Year, Valerie!

Unknown said...

I thought the skeleton head of prehistoric creature!! Happy New Year from Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

Giga said...

Ładnie wygląda "dziura w chmurach"
:-). Wzajemnie życzę wspaniałego 2012 roku. Pozdrawiam.

Looks good "hole in the clouds"
:-). I wish each other a great 2012. Yours.

Wenche said...

Nice skyline, great shot ! Happy New Year ! :0)

Everything Changes said...

It's a keyhole into the ionosphere!

John "By Stargoose And Hanglands" said...

OK, so what's the word for not being able to find familiar forms in abstract shapes? You've got me beat. Happy New Year!

Dianne said...

I see the head of a dinosaur with pearly white teeth on the lower jaw!! Does that make me a pareidol?

Sylvia K said...

It is wonderful and fun all the things we can see in the skies once we begin spending time looking up! Terrific capture for the day! As for me, I see a dragon with a big mouth and bigger teeth! Hmmmm I think I've met a few of those! Wishing you a very Happy New Year!

Sylvia

Al said...

Compared to others I see something much more ordinary - the head of a set of pliers.

Unknown said...

That cloud looks pretty cool!

SWF

Colin Campbell said...

Hello fellow Adelaidean. Nice work. Have a great year coming up.

Anonymous said...

Wonderful cloud - looks like the face of a dinosaur!

eileeninmd said...

I love wathcing the clouds and looking for shapes. Great capture. I wish you a very happy New Year!

diane b said...

I used to do that as a kid. I still do it when a passenger in a car. his one reminds me of a bird's eye. pareidolia thats a new word for me.

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