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George McGovern

(11,117 posts) Sat Jan 17, 2026, 10:23 PM Jan 17

Wavy clouds around sundown.

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Wavy clouds around sundown. (Original Post) George McGovern Jan 17 OP

That is beautiful. It looks like an ocean in the sky. The color on that mountain is amazing. LoisB Jan 17 #1

Thank You Lois. George McGovern Jan 17 #2

Beautiful SheltieLover Jan 17 #3

Yw SheltieLover. Ty:) George McGovern Jan 17 #4

Beyond beautiful. It looks like a painting. Polly Hennessey Jan 17 #5

Thank You Polly. God's Paintbrush. George McGovern Jan 17 #9

Cloud nerd alert: These are Kelvin-Helmholtz clouds LearnedHand Jan 17 #6

Thank You LearnedHand! Bookmarked. George McGovern Jan 17 #10

What a shot, Allan! Thanks for sharing. brer cat Jan 17 #7

You're welcome brer cat! Thank You. George McGovern Jan 17 #11

Really lovely and unusual clouds! I have never seen any like these. Thank you, dear George! ...n/t CaliforniaPeggy Jan 17 #8

You're welcome Peggy! Thank You! LearnedHand's reply No. 6 explains. George McGovern Jan 17 #12

It looks like a Bob Ross painting. 1WorldHope Jan 18 #13

That, my friend, is an honour. Thank You Very Much. George McGovern Jan 19 #17

Very nice BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 18 #14

Thanks so much BlueWaveNeverEnd! I really like your positive username! George McGovern Jan 19 #18

Looks like a drawing, very nice Beringia Jan 18 #15

Thank You Beringia. I liken such scenes to God's paintbrush. George McGovern Jan 19 #19

Wow! Beautiful! Diamond_Dog Jan 18 #16

YW Diamond_Dog! TY! George McGovern Jan 19 #20

LoisB

(12,496 posts)

1. That is beautiful. It looks like an ocean in the sky. The color on that mountain is amazing.

Reply to George McGovern (Original post)

Sat Jan 17, 2026, 10:30 PM

Jan 17

George McGovern

(11,117 posts)

2. Thank You Lois.

Reply to LoisB (Reply #1)

Sat Jan 17, 2026, 10:33 PM

Jan 17

SheltieLover

(77,948 posts)

3. Beautiful

Reply to George McGovern (Original post)

Sat Jan 17, 2026, 10:36 PM

Jan 17

Ty for sharing.

George McGovern

(11,117 posts)

4. Yw SheltieLover. Ty:)

Reply to SheltieLover (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 17, 2026, 10:40 PM

Jan 17

Polly Hennessey

(8,635 posts)

5. Beyond beautiful. It looks like a painting.

Reply to George McGovern (Original post)

Sat Jan 17, 2026, 10:43 PM

Jan 17

The three clouds are almost identical.

George McGovern

(11,117 posts)

9. Thank You Polly. God's Paintbrush.

Reply to Polly Hennessey (Reply #5)

Sat Jan 17, 2026, 11:16 PM

Jan 17

LearnedHand

(5,273 posts)

6. Cloud nerd alert: These are Kelvin-Helmholtz clouds

Reply to George McGovern (Original post)

Sat Jan 17, 2026, 10:51 PM

Jan 17

https://earthsky.org/earth/kelvin-helmholtz-clouds/

AKA fluctus clouds.

George McGovern

(11,117 posts)

10. Thank You LearnedHand! Bookmarked.

Reply to LearnedHand (Reply #6)

Sat Jan 17, 2026, 11:18 PM

Jan 17

brer cat

(27,412 posts)

7. What a shot, Allan! Thanks for sharing.

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Sat Jan 17, 2026, 11:08 PM

Jan 17

George McGovern

(11,117 posts)

11. You're welcome brer cat! Thank You.

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Sat Jan 17, 2026, 11:18 PM

Jan 17

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,261 posts)

8. Really lovely and unusual clouds! I have never seen any like these. Thank you, dear George! ...n/t

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Sat Jan 17, 2026, 11:10 PM

Jan 17

George McGovern

(11,117 posts)

12. You're welcome Peggy! Thank You! LearnedHand's reply No. 6 explains.

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #8)

Sat Jan 17, 2026, 11:20 PM

Jan 17

1WorldHope

(1,887 posts)

13. It looks like a Bob Ross painting.

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Sun Jan 18, 2026, 12:05 AM

Jan 18

George McGovern

(11,117 posts)

17. That, my friend, is an honour. Thank You Very Much.

Reply to 1WorldHope (Reply #13)

Mon Jan 19, 2026, 12:58 PM

Jan 19

BlueWaveNeverEnd

(13,277 posts)

14. Very nice

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Sun Jan 18, 2026, 03:07 AM

Jan 18

George McGovern

(11,117 posts)

18. Thanks so much BlueWaveNeverEnd! I really like your positive username!

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Mon Jan 19, 2026, 12:59 PM

Jan 19

Beringia

(5,406 posts)

15. Looks like a drawing, very nice

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Sun Jan 18, 2026, 08:20 AM

Jan 18

George McGovern

(11,117 posts)

19. Thank You Beringia. I liken such scenes to God's paintbrush.

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Mon Jan 19, 2026, 01:02 PM

Jan 19

Diamond_Dog

(39,994 posts)

16. Wow! Beautiful!

Reply to George McGovern (Original post)

Sun Jan 18, 2026, 08:43 AM

Jan 18

Like desert sand or ocean waves. TY for sharing, George!

George McGovern

(11,117 posts)

20. YW Diamond_Dog! TY!

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Mon Jan 19, 2026, 01:02 PM

Jan 19

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