Re clouds - John Constable's wonderfully observed sketches and oil paintings of clouds on Hampstead Heath, 1821 onwards, about 80 of them, added to meterological studies. Now mainly in Tate Britain and Somerset House. He was fascinated by them and wanted to convey the feeling of looking up, he called it "skying".
I’ve had several instances of people coming up and telling me I’m someone else. They get quite belligerent when I tell them I’m me, because I taught their daughter/was in their yoga class/was on retreat with them (I did not). That’s what I get for leaving the house. Also, I was mistaken for my own daughter (I do not have a daughter)
"Learn the names of all the clouds" has been on my list of new years resolutions for 10+ years now and I still can't tell a cumulus from a cirrus. For whatever reason, clouds are always on my mind around this time of year, and then I forgot about them (beyond "ducky and horsie") come February.
Re doppelganger (can't do accents on this laptop!) - have you seen Krzysztof Kieslowski's film The Double Life of Veronique? Highly recommended if not.
Re clouds - John Constable's wonderfully observed sketches and oil paintings of clouds on Hampstead Heath, 1821 onwards, about 80 of them, added to meterological studies. Now mainly in Tate Britain and Somerset House. He was fascinated by them and wanted to convey the feeling of looking up, he called it "skying".
Charlie Brown, love Peanuts
I’ve had several instances of people coming up and telling me I’m someone else. They get quite belligerent when I tell them I’m me, because I taught their daughter/was in their yoga class/was on retreat with them (I did not). That’s what I get for leaving the house. Also, I was mistaken for my own daughter (I do not have a daughter)
Thanks Lev - all very interesting and amusing. Happy 2025.
"Learn the names of all the clouds" has been on my list of new years resolutions for 10+ years now and I still can't tell a cumulus from a cirrus. For whatever reason, clouds are always on my mind around this time of year, and then I forgot about them (beyond "ducky and horsie") come February.
Mmmmm forest sounds
Re doppelganger (can't do accents on this laptop!) - have you seen Krzysztof Kieslowski's film The Double Life of Veronique? Highly recommended if not.
And then there is the Australian composer and pianist Luke Howard, whose 2013 debut album 'Sun, Cloud' is wonderful – you can hear it here: https://soundcloud.com/lukehoward/sets/sun-cloud
(Side note: I saw LH live a few years ago, at a very intimate gig in London, and asked a fellow gig-goer to put his phone away, which ENRAGED him).
All of which – being a musical link – leads back to YOU, Lev. Neat, huh?