Dragon Cloud

[furtech]

My grasshopper August has transformed into an ant's September. I'm paying the price for dilly-dallying on projects that had no deadlines (which help me focus). At the same time I'm protective about my free time (mostly hikes and dogwalks), so I have to do quite a bit of spinning in order to get everything out on time. Two costumes need to be finished by the end of September and a commission I promised by the end of November. And I need to edit the test footage, but I'm still a bit daunted by OSX and Final Cut. Plus all the other projects screeching for attention.

Socially things have been up and down: ups include a trip to a gaming convention with martes and a Labor Day BBQ at calicougar 's place (full of *MEAT*). Check out their journals for details-- I'd just be repeating their more lucid entries.


In Asian folklore, the dragon is usually a sign of good fortune. The other day I saw a magnificent dragon-shaped cloud while I was driving and managed to snap some pictures of her. I don't know what fortuitous combination of wind and air brought this about (and I don't really care), but I see her as a good omen.




Here's a close up of her head:
dragon head

Comments

[okojosan.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's an awesome cloud! I see dragons in the clouds a lot. I do have a photo of one I shot in Arizona or New Mexico. I should scan it.

Too fast!

[furtech.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, "ijournal" doesn't seem to have a "preview" function... so I just post the message and see what it looks like. Now you can actually *see* the full dragon pics!

And do post your cloud dragons!

[okojosan.livejournal.com]

I could see them! It was just a matter of removing an extra slash at the end. :D

Usually when I post things like that, I upload it to my site, look at it in the browser, then copy/paste the url directly from the browser.

But that is a great photo! I saw a cool cloud that looked like a lion leaping out from behind a mountain when I was driving north to Vegas. Unfortunately I was driving, and couldn't photograph it. :/

[spunkywulf.livejournal.com]

Damn. That is soooooo cool!!!

[diadexxus.livejournal.com]

WOW!! That is SO coool! I wish I was lucky enough to see a Dragon Cloud. I need good luck! Its interesting, because Asian Dragons are really interlinked with Water! And since clouds are made from water, its very appropriate!

www.draconian.com <-- my dragon website :)

Thanks for sharing!
-Jen

[desertcoyote.livejournal.com]

That's really cool! I ought to cloud-watch more often!
*pats her little Chinese dragon figurine sitting on the computer with Keychain Miroku....:)*

That's right!

[furtech.livejournal.com]

Why do I keep forgetting you're a dragon fan? I remember seeing part of your collection on your webpage some time ago! This cloud was cool enough for me to pull over and get the camera out of the trunk. It just appeared in a clear, blue sky and was gone shortly after.

[furtech.livejournal.com]

Yay!

[c-eagle.livejournal.com]

Those are great!
Often the ones showing over the foothills from the high desert are fantastic too :>