@kaa Having grown up in Miami, I know what you are talking about. I can say that we Florida “ex-pats” (my family and our friends from Miami who now live on the west coast) are all nostalgic for the clouds. Sometimes we see something similar and just refer to them as “almost Florida clouds”. Also, we miss the thunderstorms.
@jean Ha! my wife is petrified of the thunderstorms, I think it all adds to a super unique environment.
@MitchW Yeah I hear that. Having grown up in Athens, the summers there were completely arid while the springs were lish but never overtly green. Thats also something that strikes you when you visit the UK, but that green comes at a price
@kaa Many Floridians do take the time to appreciate them. I have a ridiculous amount of cloud photos from the decades I lived in Florida. My wife used to laugh at how frequently I’d spot a great set of clouds and run out the door to capture them.
@kaa Athens, Greece, I presume? My in-laws live in Athens, Ohio, and we also have an Athens in Georgia.
@jean I never knew you grew up in Miami. I did as well, but haven’t lived there since 1987. My family is still all in (central) Florida although they’ve all moved out of Miami. Summer afternoon thunderstorms are definitely a thing.
@mpospese Proud graduate of North Miami Beach Sr. High. 😊 We still have the house, though my father moved to central Florida too where my stepmother retired. But they met at University of Miami back in the day. Central Florida still has great clouds. I get a kick out of the wide swampy vistas with the clouds towering in the distance.
@jean I was Miami Palmetto Senior High. My father taught philosophy at UM for about 40 years and then my parents moved to central Florida when he retired. My siblings followed within a few years.
@mpospese I’m sure you get the comment “Wow, Switzerland is a big change from Miami.” Oregon is practically the opposite of Florida. (Also, our area codes are the inverse, 503 vs. 305. Just a weird fact.)
@MitchW indeed, Athens Greece. Favourite moment of distinction is when R.E.M had a concert there and said, ‘we’ve travelled very far to get here, does anyone know where we came from?’ Several thousand people together, ‘ATHENS’.
@gregmoore Hehe, its good to hear because I certainly couldnt have been the only one, but whenever I mention it to the Floridians arouns me they are pretty eh about it :).
@kaa I guess familiarity leads to ignoring one's local wonders. After replying to you, I went and found this example. I took it while walking to my car in the parking lot at the end of a workday.
