Under a cloud? On Cloud 9? Love watching clouds? Ever wonder why there are so many kinds of clouds or why they have such long Latin names?

Join Olympia natural-history writer Maria Mudd Ruth for presentation on these shape-shifting natural wonders that dazzle and often befuddle us. Maria’s latest book, A Sideways Look at Clouds (Mountaineers Books, 2017) blends science and humor to give the lay reader new ways to better appreciate the clouds.

Maria is the author of more than a dozen books including Rare Bird: Pursuing the Mystery of the Marbled Murrelet.