I've looked at clouds from both sides now but still somehow, I missed these till now...............

Looking out the window one afternoon a few weeks ago, we saw this most interesting cloud formation.

A quick check of the cloud chart * in the museum identified them as Cumulonimbus Mamma, which roughly translates as storm clouds shaped like mammary glands.

The description under the picture read:

"Seldom seen, low to middle clouds. Associated with severe wind squalls, hail, heavy precipitation, tornadoes and thunderstorms."

None of the above happened but we walked out to the road and took this picture looking more or less, straight up.

* The cloud chart referred to was purchased from the Mount Washington Observatory in New Hamshire.

One evening while tending to the sheep, just before sunset, I was awed by what the Sun was doing to a group of high cumulous clouds.

By the time I got the camera, much of the glory was gone but these two pictures give some idea.

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