Just an introduction, found this place on Google, what a novel idea, an appreciation of clouds! I have always loved clouds, ever since I was a little boy. Always liked daydreaming whilst looking at them lol.

Never knew there was a group who would share my love!

So someone fill me in on whos who around here

Well, we are a varied bunch. Recent posts have suggested that a lot of us in CAS are old'uns but as not many of us admit our age in posts, this is hard to quantify. As for me, I've been cloudgazing 60 years since age 7, became an Air Cadet at 13, joined a Flying Club at 16 but never learnt to fly ( can't drive a car either!)trained and became a meteorologist at 17 and worked at London's Heathrow airport in the 1960's. I found the CAS website not long after it was begun, became a certifed member and have been very pleased since then to be in contact worldwide over the 'net with people who love clouds. We are not strange -just different - and very observant. To paraphrase a well-known quotation - 'What is this life, if - full of care, we have no time to stop and stare - AT CLOUDS!' Such instant and cost-free stress management is available to all, any day, any time. I am a Brit but have lived in rural Ireland for 21 years for health reasons. Here, I can enjoy a cleaner environment and clearer skies than in the U.K. Visibility here is good day and night. I stargaze too! What about you? Welcome to CAS. GWW

Hi JB,
I've been a 'hello trees, hello sky' sort of person for as long as I can remember. Also been fascinated by photography since I was a kid, but the digital age gave me a real boost and I've never looked back - I particularly like timelapse effects. I love looking at and photographing clouds because each moment your view is unique. Dramatic or subtle, momentous or insignificant - it all counts. I struggle a little with the science behind it all. I suspect even a lifetime of study would not reveal all the secrets of this great and awe inspiring atmosphere of ours that we both revere and abuse, but I do take an interest in it and try to understand what I can.
Every day, I look upwards with a sense of wonder and respect, and it's great to know so many others share that feeling.
Oh dear, haven't waxed that lyrical in a long time - almost brought a tear to my eye
I'm in North Cumbria btw, blessed with lots of hills and some fine weather (but not in the dry sense of the word!).

Anita, North Cumbria, UK

What! The original poem doesn't mention clouds! How dare they not mention clouds!

+ Hi, JB. I'm new here too, but if you want to learn about and apprieciate clouds even more, you've come to the right place.

Welcome, JB!
I hope you will enjoy sharing cloud thoughts and pictures with us on this Forum for a long time to come.
I am a (soon-to-be-ex-)teacher who's worked in Primary Schools for the last heaven-knows-how-long (and mostly enjoyed it, but glad to be retiring). I found CAS by accident and joined as soon as I could (I think I'm member 3080, or somewhere thereabouts) and have learned so much and had such a lot of fun sharing cloud-related thoughts with other CAS-ers all over the world: if anything can be called 'soul-food' then I think clouds can!
Where are you, JB? Tell us a bit more about yourself, if you feel like it.

Welcome JB!

You have come to the right place for a lot of pleasure. I am Elizabeth known as Stu (from my middle name).I retired from the world of computers and moved to New Sharon, Maine where I am surrounded by clean air and beauty and have a good view of the south western sky.

I became member # 24356 because I wanted the certificate and I spared no expense in framing it. The CAS web site is a treasure trove of beautiful pictures and interesting conversation (usually related to clouds in one form of another).