Nice day for some NEPHELOCOCCYGIA?

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NEPHELOCOCCYGIA (noun) [nef-el-o-kok-sij’-ia]

Cloud gazing; the act of looking for and finding shapes in clouds; also, when capitalized, the name of "Cloud-Cuckoo-Land" in Aristophanes’ The Birds

"Terrence spent Saturday prostrate in the yard and in nephelococcygia, finding inspiration in the thunderheads."

I remember seeing a lot of things in clouds as a kid: faces, cities, fabulous beasts. I can’t do that anymore, which is sad. Now I just see water vapor, though I still can’t quite believe, sometimes, that I couldn’t sit on one of those diaphanous thrones if I could just get up there. (TWITO, page 95)

Are you a sun worshiper or are you UMBRIPHILOUS?

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UMBRIPHILOUS [UM-bruh-FILE-us] (adjective)

Fond of shade

"Being umbriphilous, he may frequently be seen siting on the trunks of trees, or on the shady side of houses, etc., as he rests during the day, and flies only after dusk, often being attracted by light." --Clarence M. Weed, "Two Shade Tree Pests" (1895) (slightly edited)

Summer is coming. Don't forget this word in the hot sun.