Perfect Poise, Perfect Life
Bring your body into balance and revolutionise your life
By Noel Kingsley
Publisher Hodder Mobius
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Head in the Clouds
Lenticular Cloud near Mt. Fuji. Dan Kenigsberg
'Look up, marvel at the ephemeral beauty, and live life with your head in the clouds!' This is the bold cry from the bottom of the manifesto of The Cloud Appreciation Society.
So if you know your Cirrus from your Cumulus or even just appreciate when a large cloud takes on the appearance of a crowned cat with wings, then you'll be amongst good company with Gavin Pretor-Pinney, founder of the society and several thousand of his members. Gavin believes that a deep association with clouds may have originated when we were babies in a pram with nothing more to do than look at these wistful shapes passing by. But for most of us, our fascination may have dwindled with growing concerns and interest in more earthly matters. It appears that Blue-sky thinking may be passe now and cloud gazing offers far more variety.
Glider pilots are even known to discuss the best music to watch clouds to, and on the society website we can find poems, works of art, photographs in the Gallery, along with Cloud Chat and a Manifesto to remind us of our 'Cause'.
When asked if Cumulus Humilis (fluffy flat-bottomed and won't cause rain) clouds are his favourite, Gavin Pretor-Pinney is likely to reply, all be it tongue in cheek, that he finds them rather too obvious for his taste and prefers the refinement of the Lenticularis species of Altocumulus that look like UFOs and hover in a stationary fashion, even in a strong breeze. Cool.
Source: The Times
