Mid-day deep in the forest in the Pacific Northwest, cirrostratus clouds formed with microscopic ice crystals. Somehow through magic and science, borne of providence or serendipity, or the unlikely combination of them all, sunlight made itself known .
The scientists tell us that the angle of the sun must break up and shine through one of the prismatic faces of the crystals at exactly 22 degrees for this phenomenon to occur.
The ancients have told us that it means great changes are to occur.
Greek statues were often protected from bird droppings by metal discs whose shape was that of the halo. Sort of a tin foil hat for those whose future was already set in stone. Further familiar usage in religious icons and such often resulted in heated disagreements and unsettling dinner conversations which then sometimes turned to war.
I just liked how it looked.
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It's called a 22 degree halo.
"...sunlight made itself known." I love it!
Hello. Haven't seen you in these parts lately. Thanks for the compliment. It was very striking.
Not sure that I've seen one before, and then the next day upon return one began to form also over our home. hmmm?
I'll have to look up "sun dogs". I managed to get about 1/2 dozen shots before the effect faded.
Thank you.
It needed sharing.
Thank you.
It was so surprising to see. You could wait forever and never know if it were on the way.
The wonder of it all is worthy of admiration.
Thank you.
i find i am hounded like a rabid dog
by
magic and science, borne of providence or serendipity, or the unlikely combination of them all
that is why i stare straight into the sun always.
it reorients my retinas
sunlight made itself known .
hate to wait.
It's a bit like a jam to have you comment to me with my own words.
A call and response .
Appreciated.
and well spoken
cloudgazeras
You see baby
see behinds
cloud cheek
old geezers
wild women
boy and girl
folks kissing
I spent all morning fighting with myself.
I was gonna view Bullfight videos or fish.
I've run out of sardines and Bumble Bees.
Tunas goes good with apple oil and garlic.
It's trance-like to gaze skyward. See berry.
Yesterday Eve mixed blueberries with beer.
Pomegranates drop from the planet Uranus.
Uranus (heavin') had offspring Titan and Cyclops.
Ge-wee. Gain Ge is vast, and a regulating organism.
Ge was the Mother and wife of Uranus. You a stripper.
Strippers moon gaze and are beamed by the Milky Way.
I broke my promise again. Now, I look for new wild lawyer
Last eve was to celebrate my daughter-in-law birthday.
We ate apple pie from Apple Valley Bakery, Julian, Cal..
Honest.
Baca (John) the steel-hat, pot-helmet - Pot Flopper CMH`
Good hearted Baca sends pecan, cherry, etc., pies to eat.
Somedays while looking at clouds I see al-Clouda puffs.
I am certain that al-politico need to be radical earthen.
I wonder if DC's politicos who frequent the strip club`
`
Today?
All day.
Yep-sad.
They tip. Accountants itemize deduction for strippers.
Archibald is a DC Gents Club on K-Street. I'll hush tho.
It's been there forever. Boys dart in and out with droop.
Heads droop. Beautiful Women hop out of cabs al-day.
On a day like today, believe this fact? or no believe me?
The DC lobby crowd will Not watch floating sky clouds.
It clear.
All blue.
heigh-ho!
ay instead.
Oy sigh.
aalsoknownas
I agree.
Look up!
Look skyward Art indeed.
Too much missed looking down.
There's your shoes, that's it.
or
if you're walking a mile in someone else's shoes
you're a mile from where you meant to be
in the wrong shoes
Best to take it like you do it seems
each day could have a surprise
this was a surprise for me
sometimes it's
apple pie.
Thank you for taking the time to come by. It's good when Mother Nature's surprises are just beautiful and not harmful.
Thank you for reading. It was a lucky day.
We've come so far it's nearly full circle.
Time to turn around?
we have come far , sure, regarding the mathematical
description of
prisms,
but the aesthetic reaction "i like it"
(jettison your "just")
is the deepest
clue to
something.
Aesthetic Reaction Preceded by a Colloquialism Hinders Understanding Of Deeper Clue To Something:
Mathematical Prism Description Defies Ancients' Musings
Sounds like a good read but too long for a headline
Thank you.
It was impressive. Too many trees overhead to get a shot of the entire circle. That would have been an interesting shot as well.
Thanks for the stop in.
contrasts
delight in the halo
shadows in the trees
crystal prisms
fascinating to know that
22 degrees is all they need
for such beauty to shine
more degrees or less
will never know this halo
metal halo discs
on statues
keeping off the poop
I learned so much
by stopping by here today
and wanting to thank you
for your wonderful contribution
to my comments today
rated with love
We've come so far it's nearly full circle.
Time to turn around?
f-ing hell or heck no.
nein. tis only the night before the beginning of the start of the fun.
make sweet music, rest in mama mary's, uh.
whaaaaaat, now?
come atcha,to ya? look out.
some of these wimminz..hm
Glad to see you could get some time to swing by to read.
I did not know a thing of these sun halos either before I saw it.
There's always something to learn.
does not write in july.
that crack of dawn thing from the last post
was rather good, and i was hoping that maybe,
just maybe,
we would get another post before
winter from you.
if not, if you are on tour, or in a mental institution,
or working in a wax museum,
or on art james's farm as a muscular laborer
doing something with his damn kale
or his blueberries, that is a good excuse.
July is fast approaching its wrap up.
If inspired I shall let you know.
The "good excuses" may come in handy for other dodges as well.