September 12, 200718 yr From the pig with six legs to the Starship Enterprise - the amazing shapes people see in the clouds Last updated at 23:22pm on 11th September 2007 Comments Have you ever looked at a cloud and been convinced it looked exactly like a human face? Or a skateboarder? Or even the "Cloudship" Enterprise? Well, you're not alone. The Cloud Appreciation Society - which now boasts 8,000 members - has collected an extraordinary number of pictures of clouds from all around the world in a wide variety of different shapes. Here, we present some of the most spectacular... The Grim Reaper, lurking over Malaysia Monkey skiing down a run, spotted over New Zealand A dog barking, seen above Soldiers Point, Australia A dragonfly, photographed above Upton, Lincolnshire The number two, picked out in the sky over Stafford The Cloudship Enterprise, hovering over Calgary, Canada A pig with six legs, 'walking' over the Trent at Gainsborough in Lincolnshire Fusilli pasta, spiralling over Sossuvlei National Park, Namibia A poodle coming home from the doggy salon, spied over Texas A skateboarder doing tricks over Provence, France A red snapper, 'swimming' over Glencoe, Scotland A loggerhead turtle, floating over Fife, Scotland A dragon's head, spotted over Clapham, Yorkshire Have you spotted any unusual cloud shapes? Send your pictures,with details and your name and address, to [email protected] or Daily Mail Picture Desk, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5TT. A Pig With Six Legs And Other Clouds. Edited by Gavin Pretor-Pinny (Sceptre, £10).
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