Listen to the Clouds

Photo by Brittany Wolcott
Maine, August 2025

When I began to listen to poetry, it's when I began to listen to the stones, and I began to listen to what the clouds had to say, and I began to listen to others. And I think, most importantly for all of us, then you begin to learn to listen to the soul, the soul of yourself in here, which is also the soul of everyone else.    ~ Joy Harjo

Brittany Wolcott is the photographer behind these luminous photos, taken while she was spending time in Maine. It feels like a visual echo of Harjo’s words - listening to clouds, water, and light, all whispering the quiet language of connection.

Thank you for bringing us into your world, Brittany!

Photo by Brittany Wolcott
Maine, August 2025

August's Drama in the Sky

Holyoke Range, Massachusetts
Photo by Linda Repasky

This month’s Head in the Clouds Amherst 2025 calendar photo comes from Linda Repasky, who observed, “Low-hanging clouds over the Holyoke Range added a touch of drama as they dwarfed a vast cornfield and nearby farmhouse. Wild weather is one of summer’s delights!”

We couldn’t agree more. Here, the clouds are the main character, the mountain their stage, and the farmhouse just a quiet witness to nature’s oversized performance.

Thank you, Linda, for reminding us how small we are under skies like these.