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CloudsAmherst
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Head in the Clouds Amherst (Massachusetts) is a community of people locally - and, increasingly, around the world - who are fascinated by life, weather, clouds, nature, and all the places that take our breath away.
Dreaming of life in Massachusetts? Picture this: rolling hills, turning leaves, a sky you can fall into. You could live here – or just hang it on your wall. Our 2026 Head in the Clouds Amherst calendar is out now.
👉 Purchase here: bit.ly/42jAjAy
#Massachusetts #Autumn #AmherstMA
📸: Brittany Wolcott
October 14, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Hello, Autumn!

Shorter days, cooler nights, and skies made for stargazing. Here’s to balance, beauty, and a sweet New Year for those celebrating Rosh Hashanah. (Photo by Simi Rabinowitz)

#AutumnEquinox #HeadInTheCloudsAmherst
September 22, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Cloud Appreciation Day = best day of the year 🌥️💫
Hundreds of photos + reflections from around the world are pouring into the Memory Cloud Atlas.
This isn’t doomscrolling—it’s joyscrolling! 🌀☁️
👉 memorycloudatlas.org
Memory Cloud Atlas | Post your Sky on Friday September 12th, 2025
Visit the Memory Cloud Atlas and post your sky on Friday September 12th, 2025!
memorycloudatlas.org
September 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
"When I began to listen to poetry… I began to listen to what the clouds had to say." ~ Joy Harjo

Brittany Wolcott caught this sky in Maine—clouds, light, and water speaking all at once.

Read more on the blog: bit.ly/3UwkOAU

#HeadInTheCloudsAmherst #JoyHarjo #Cloudspotting
Listen to the Clouds
Head in the Clouds Amherst is a community of people who are fascinated by life, weather, clouds, nature, and all the places that take our breath away.
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August 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
When the sky decides to photobomb summer…
Low clouds roll over the Holyoke Range, making the cornfield and farmhouse look like part of a model train set.

Photo by Linda Repasky
More on the blog: bit.ly/3Um8KCb

#HeadInTheCloudsAmherst #WesternMA #Cloudspotting #SummerSkies #AmherstMA
August 9, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Finally caught it: The Dickinson Homestead under cirrus clouds worthy of Emily's “Hope is the thing with feathers.” A sky I’ve been chasing all year.
More on the blog:
☁️ bit.ly/459t7bP

#HeadInTheCloudsAmherst #EmilyDickinson #TheHomestead #CirrusDreams #CloudChaser #HopeIsAThingWithFeathers
July 18, 2025 at 9:55 PM
The sky showed off today—cirrus fibratus, uncinus (mares’ tails), intortus, even unruly contrails masquerading as clouds.
Just wisps doing what they do best.
Full post+pics on the blog:
🌥️ bit.ly/3GVb0NF

#HeadInTheCloudsAmherst #Cloudspotting #CirrusClouds #MaresTails #ContrailsOrClouds #SkyShow
July 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
July’s calendar photo takes us home—to The Homestead, where Emily Dickinson watched the sky and wrote the world. bit.ly/44hcESD
#HeadInTheCloudsAmherst #EmilyDickinson #Cloudspotting #AmherstMA #TheHomestead #WesternMA
July 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Feeling stretched as a leader? Join us April 29 for “Resilient Leadership,” a free 1-hr convo for managers navigating change, uncertainty & shifting priorities. Come as you are. Let’s talk real strategies.

🕐 Tues 4/29, 1–2pm EST
🔗 bit.ly/3GcN5Zi
April 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Head in the clouds, feet on the ground! #AmherstMA #HandsOff
April 5, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Cloud Appreciation Society member, Macduff Everton, spotted Cumulus and Cirrocumulus clouds above a cast of Rodin’s sculpture The Thinker in Tokyo. "People have wondered what he’s thinking about," said Macduff. "It’s obvious, he has his head in the clouds." Credit: Cloud Appreciation Society
January 14, 2025 at 10:29 PM
"Oh, I'm bein' followed by a moonshadow, moonshadow, moonshadow...."
~ Yusuf / Cat Stevens

Backyard bathed in moonlight - and moonshadow - late last night, Amherst MA
January 14, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Wishing all cloudspotters everywhere a new year full of wonder and beauty. #spaceclouds #newyear2025

This cloudy extraterrestrial view of the earth was captured from the International Space Station by European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Paolo Nespoli.
January 1, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Now winter solstice is upon us. Today will be both the shortest day and longest night of 2024. In this season of introspection and renewal, may you find strength in stillness, wisdom among the trees and rivers, and the inspiration to transform like the ever-changing skies above.
December 21, 2024 at 6:53 PM