HAPPY THANKSGIVING 2011

"Soft, Fluffy Clouds in Hard Water"
digital photograph by Mick Mather
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"... all of us have a place in history; mine is clouds ..."
- Richard Brautigan

Up in the air -

"Heads in the Clouds"
digital collage by Mick Mather

"... all journeys have secret destinations
of which the traveler is unaware ..."
- Martin Buber

Thursday Challenge: Big -

"So Big the Sky II"
digitally manipulated photograph by Mick Mather
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It's time for Thursday Challenge again. If I'd had my wits about me, I could've used this image for big, the theme for this week. In some ways, I'm kind of glad , otherwise I may have continued to pass this particular piece by. I'll be posting the first version of this at No Matter What Shape-The Archive and you can see that one here if you have an extra minute or two.

Thursday Challenge: Clouds -

"Late October Storm"

photograph by Mick Mather

This week's theme at Thursday Challenge is clouds and these charcoal monsters were blowing in from Lake Ontario picking up moist, warm water every inch of the way. Within minutes of getting this photograph, the cold front that moved these boiling monsters along like a freight train dropped the temperature by 30º and caused the falling rain to turn instantly to a spitting flurry of snow. On a day like this, with such impressive and contrasted views, it's great to be alive!