Meteorology

"According to the International Cloud Atlas that was published in 1896, there was a cloud classification system which gave numbers to clouds according to their altitude. The highest clouds given the number "0" while fog was considered a "10." The "9" category included any cloud below 50,000 feet that was still high enough not to be considered fog. Today we call these thunderstorm-causing formations cumulonimbus clouds."

(I found that on the internet, but darned if I could locate the site to source....) I haven't been on Cloud 9 for a while, but it sure was fun to participate in the Cloud 9 Blog Hop for September! Here's the inspiration picture:

I was inspired by the general hues of the picture as well as the flow of the bird cages. I went with the blooms from Wplus9's Ever After set instead of the cages. The treatment is one I'm quite fond of- painting with spray mists.

{On a side note for myself: The little one learned of 9.11.11 today in school where some bad people attacked a whole bunch of good people and how a whole bunch of good soldiers have helped us stay safe. He finished with a definitive God Bless America.}