Cloud Collecting

On which, Gavin Pretor-Pinney says many hilarious things (in his British way) in The Cloud Collector's Handbook, but what I'm really interested in is the way that he sees a collection of clouds--that "You don't have to own something to collect it. You don't even have to hold it. You just have to notice it and record it." What in our lives is any more permanent than that, really?

Lately, I've been watching the clouds more closely than usual, and I find myself fascinated not with the turtle or the fish or the ribs of sand that become a man moving across the sky but with the constant motion. Nothing really is as it appears to be. It's changing as I see it. I've been chewing on that... how that applies to me. You. Everything. Like most things worth thinking about, it terrifies me as much as it excites.

Speaking of exciting: I received a package yesterday with some very pretty chapbooks inside (see below). In the Carnival of Breathing is hot off the press! If you've ordered a copy, it should arrive soon. If not, now's the time, and here's the place! As always, thank you for your support. I hope you find something within that makes you laugh or cry or want to yell at me.

Also, if you're in the UP or WI and would like to swing by a reading in July or August, I'm beginning to post dates and venues here and will keep my ITCOB Facebook page updated, as well. Hope to see you!