cookie cut outs in the sky...

the rain has let up today for the time being. earlier there was a quick clearing of clouds to reveal a pulse of sunlight and the kind of bright blue sky that is vibrant and crisp, the kind of blue that only ever seems to emerge after the rain. within the hour the clouds were back, but this time they were large, white and puffy. i've been staring at them trying to see if i could pick out shapes and such in the clouds, but there's more cloud than blue, and so it's actually easier to find shapes in the void of clouds instead. i saw a sky blue starfish, a seal, a wolf's head, and a lucky number 7 before all the blue was gone again. now darker layers of clouds are blowing in and silhouetting against the while fluffies, and there's a whole new set of stuff to observe.