Through the eyes of the clouds is a very beautiful way of seeing the sky, they always add greatness and more luster to my day, a picturesque moment by moment journey. Thanks so much for caring and sharing about clouds.
His talk reminded me of this. Leisure (1911) W.H. Davies What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare?- No time to stand beneath the boughs And stare as long as sheep or cows: No time to see, when woods we pass, Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass: No time to see, in broad daylight, Streams full of stars, like skies at night: No time to turn at Beauty’s glance, And watch her feet, how they can dance: No time to wait till her mouth can Enrich that smile her eyes began? A poor life this if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare.
Me encantó la conferencia. Comparto estas ideas y cuando estoy muy agobiada por las circunstancias me voy a caminar al atardecer para mirar las nubes sus formas, colores , esa imensidad me da paz y fuerza para continuar. Gracias! Saludos desde Argentina.
I never actually looked for shapes in clouds, I noticed them at times but never did it for the sake of doing it. I've always had strong imagination ever since I was a kid, and didn't need to look for stuff to see things that weren't there.
i've been looking at clouds every time i throw the trash. And i see a lot of them so well defined. Like a t-rex. or a shark. It's mostly animals. Maybe i'm just crazy edit: i'm in Japan
haha .. ... I love it! ''Cloud spotting legitimizes doing nothing." :-) I'm actually just about to add that to my 'favourite quotations' on my facebook. hehe
Hey now, I love clouds! My eyes are extremely sensitive, and, unfortunately, I think I look fucking awful with sunglasses on. So, I thank the clouds when they shade me . . . except on days when the entire sky is overcast, which seems to simply spread the glare into an omnipresent stinging no matter which direction I look. Sidewalk/white buildings are the devil.
I guess this guy has never been to England or northern Europe in the winter season when there is one huge engulfing cloud that covers the whole sky from hoizon to horizon all winter long.
I know I just thought there was a term called chemical drug that meant "drug that was created in a lab" but I was wrong! Jeezeloweese RU-vid won't let this one go!
I don't believe in moral codes, it promotes judging. For example when your moral code is somewhat different than mine, I will judge you and find myself better than you. And I have tried the green drug a few times, and I don't know makes me feel weird if you know what I mean... They're simply not for me, but I'm not against it one bit!
Woah hold your horses! First of all, "under your nose" is a figure of speech, you should look it up. And second, when I say drugs I mean chemical drugs, suck as Heroin or Meth. I am a "yes please" when it comes to Cannabis if you know what I mean.
I'll be lying if I said no, when I say drugs I mean heavy chemical drugs like meth and shit like that. To me Cannabis is more of a fruit if you know what I mean...
Not a word about chemtrails? Planes spraying chemicals in the air to control the weather? Oh wait, he's from the UK. Maybe it's only us Americans who are playing Russian roulette with the planet.
Representing Cloud Appreciation Society, Gavin Pretor-Pinney gives a memorable talk about clouds. This is not about cloud computing...this is about the real clouds. Good and highly recommended.
"When they were kids, when you were masters of daydreaming" Yup, 21 and I'm still getting better at it :-D I love looking at clouds, I love allowing my imagination to drift along in the breeze. I'm still a kid, just with more stuff do go with :-P
I love this; my kids and I will lay in the grass or on the beach an make up stories about the shapes we see in the clouds. My 6 year old son sees airplanes all the time, I see hearts and my daughters usually see animal shapes and people.
I love clouds, especially storm clouds. Me being from Seattle I've learned to really enjoy rain. The smell, sounds, overall feeling. That's all done from a cloud! :)
If you ever read Gavin's book, "Cloudspotting", he talks about those clouds and he says pretty much the exact thing. Except he puts a spin on it--those are the clouds that 'clean' our atmosphere. He always sees the silver lining! It's a really great book, by the way.
the problem with clouds in Britain is that there is only one gigantic one that covers the whole country so there's no pretty shapes to search for. Just a big blanket of grey blandness covering everything you see. Except for the last couple of weeks that is.
Well, I haven't seen all of them, but this has to be the best TED talk ever! Loved it! I discovered it at the Cloud Appreciation Society website, where I just went to become a member. It's just what I needed. It's just what we all need.
I know I know.... I just didn't know that every drug is a chemical drug, I thought that chemical drugs are made in a lab and others are from nature or other sorts...
The majority of my time watching this was spent thinking "Yeah this is great, but in no way enlightening or beneficial to our lives...why is this on TED??" Then I started thinking of the uproar of the would-be prodigies in response to this. Then the punch line... Embrace the nothingness instead of expelling it from you life like a disease. God knows it's probably the answer to all that is wrong in this world.
Honestly, drugs aren't the end all be all of existence . . . but you shouldn't limit your life experiences based on morality, if that is indeed the case. There's nothing wrong with saying " I simply have no interest in drugs." But it's pretty dumb to claim morality (not saying you are!) Food for thought. . . . also, Portnoy's Complaint was one of the craziest things I've ever read. Not an inconsiderable thing, if I do say so myself.
Great idea, good thoughts and funny :) I agree with Sam, no one needs drugs (unless necessary prescription of course) to see amazing things if they are open enough to look. Taking drugs is playing russian roulette with your sanity, some get away clean, some don't. A risk your willing to take when you can have equal if not better experiences of a natural quality...Think before you act, because a mistake you make can be forever.
