I think it shows the variety that can be had in a single location, and that's certainly part of what makes landscape photography interesting for me.
I am genuinely intrigued... can anyone post OOC images with such clouds?
I believe a thicket is a specific type of copse - one with trees of the same type. Thicket is used here in the UK.Is 'grove' used in the US as that seems a better match?