I don’t know how it started, but I have become a cloud watcher.  I have always liked looking at them, but recently, my husband and I have been going to more places and he has been the driver.  That has freed me from having to watch the road so much.

Since I experience pareidolia and see faces in all kinds of things, clouds have become something I am attracted to in a big way!  I have always seen people and animal faces in many different objects, like the woodwork and tiles and furniture.  But faces in clouds are a more recent discovery for me.

Clouds are one of the most wonderful places to find faces, because they can move and change shapes.  The sky can turn dark or bright and change color as you are moving in a car.  It is fascinating!

Taking pictures of them has been so much fun!  When I am home, I have found that I can see them really well from our back porch because it is high enough to avoid having electric distribution lines and telephone poles ruin the view.  It makes it easier to get a good shot!

For some reason, I see a lot of animal faces, especially dogs.  It really is hard to believe there are so many, different, species I have found.  They almost seem to be saying, “Look at me!”

The most interesting part of this ability to see these things, is that I just recently have become much more aware of this phenomena in my life. Since I have only recently noticed it in many more places, could it be that I needed to be retired to truly observe my environment?  

Noticing the wonders around us is a wonderful gift.  The time I am afforded to notice and enjoy the little pleasures around me make me grateful.  This is a gift from God.  I must remember this when I pray, to thank God for the opportunity to see such wonderful surprises in creation.  To this I say, “Amen.”