The Sky Ticklers, Tuscany, Italy

Many people tend to get upset when on vacation, they wake up and discover a sky full of clouds. When this happened to me in mid-July in Tuscany in Italy, I called it a miracle, and a big smile appeared on my face, which did not fade the entire day. I love cloudy skies, especially in the summer, as they turn the photographic scene into something unexpected and add drama to the horizon. The static blue sky seems to suddenly come to life and give way to my creativity and my joie de vivre. A connection seems to build up between the sky and the trees, which appear to want to lighten up the dramatic atmosphere, by tickling its clouds. So, you see, nature has an unpredictable but fun way to deal with drama and…should not we learn to behave a bit more like this?