Not even finished with chapter two and I am loving Maria Mudd Ruth's book A Sideways Look at Clouds. This book is beautiful not just for the information it holds, but also for how it is written and as an example of someone researching a topic that fascinates them. Thinking a lot about that.
One sentence that I feel transcends clouds is this one:
"Through language, strange and nameless clouds can be recognized, discussed, and understood. Through language, once-distant relationships to clouds can become familiar, intimate, enduring."
Thinking about how a name is something different than a label. We name things so that we can talk about them. Labels are more for identifying and categorizing.
We need more names and less labels.