Cauliflower cloud

Contrasting with the hard surfaces of metal, concrete and glass, this beautiful fluffy cloud against cerulean sky stopped me in my tracks today.

At the end of New Regent Street looking toward the Port Hills

From where my bike was parked, a street over, I could see the flat base of the cloud – as you might draw a fluffy cloud – but you would have to be expert to capture its shapes and shadows.

From Armagh Street

Cumulus – known as fair-weather clouds because they usually indicate fair, dry conditions. If there is precipitation, it is light. The clouds have a flattish base with rounded stacks or puffs on top. When the puffs look like cauliflower heads they’re called cumulus congestus or towering cumulus. They can get very high.

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