The shape of the swirling clouds above the mountains conjure up images of dragons drifting by.
“Orographic clouds are clouds that develop in response to the forced lifting of air by the earth’s topography (mountains for example).”
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Sort of like that alien city that the Chinese saw last year 🙂 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MMTAQ4hGls
That’s amazing T!! How’s that for geographic cloud contouring.
That’s uncanny!
Here we’re into our mythology, dragons and devils and a Mr van Hunks! The results can be quite inspiring 🙂
Great shot, Liz. It does look like a dragon!
🙂
What an unusual cloud formation.
🙂 Also the famous ” Table cloth” which often covers Table Mountain is the same orographic formation.
I never noticed that phenomenon. Thanks for that great example.
Quite good too for precipitation – the plants here thrive through the summer months on 30% water needs through cloud cover 🙂
Just lovely, Liz!
Very well spotted!!
Thanks Dina; do you remember that song? Peter, Paul and Mary – Puff the Magic Dragon?
I dooooo …! 🙂
I can see the cloud dragon 🙂
I lived in the hills (7000 feet above sea level) for 7 years. I love those clouds
A swirling misty stratosphere? Intriguing Rajiv, now that’s altitude living. Hopefully in a warm climate?
7,000 is not that high, you know. That is why we call them ‘the hills’. for us, mountains start at 9,000 plus..