Impressions of light and colour

We are in France for three weeks, visiting Chris’ s family.  Although this post does not have a nautical theme, we thought it would be remiss of us not to share the brilliant day we spent at Giverny, exploring the spectacular gardens of French Impressionist Claude Monet.

Miniature Funnel Clouds - Preservation Island

Head in the clouds

Cloudy skies are so much more interesting than blue skies.  After interviewing Dave and Mary Nicholson about their six months’ stint on Maatsuyker Island and discussing in particular their weather watch routine, I got all excited about cloud observations and cloud photos. Clouds are beautiful, but all have messages too!  They are very useful to gauge the…