clouding

according to the weathermen and weatherwomen of the world, it's supposed to rain and/or snow in the new york city region from today till friday. it's a cloudy day here, the gray sky is covering manhattan and the sun is nowhere to be seen. when i went to college in minnesota, i remember wishing that i'd just develop my own major and focus on the study of the physical beauty of clouds. academically i never went there, but spiritually i was and still am feeling that love on the daily.

years ago i found myself in new zealand. there, in the land of the long white cloud, i studied drawing, printmaking and indigenous arts of the south pacific.

one day while walking in a national park in the land of the long white cloud, this airy puff appeared over a ridge. i snapped and caught it forever on a 35 mm film strip. this cloud was rare and since that day i've never seen one like it...

love and health to all...