It looks like the end of the world out there but it’s only Asperitas.

I look out of the window and I know something seriously weird is happening.

Clouds on Westray - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

It looks like the end of the world is brewing.

Clouds on Westray - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

I trot outside with my camera and the intensity of the cloud formations is something I’ve not seen here before. It looks as if it ought to be Kansas, not Orkney.

Clouds on Westray - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

All the clouds here have hard edges as if whoever has drawn them has yet to smooth them out.

Clouds on Westray - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

I look back at Einar and am struck by how different the clouds are in that direction:

Clouds on Westray - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Is there a storm brewing? Will I get soaked before I get back to the house? Will aliens appear? Am I in a science fiction movie?

Clouds on Westray - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

I’m told by my Facebook friend Iona that they are asperitas clouds.

Clouds on Westray - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)
Clouds on Westray - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)
Clouds on Westray - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

They are awe-inspiring.

Clouds on Westray - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

What a day to be alive and stare at the sky.

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