Some recent images taken in SE Kansas.
I think this is the beginning of a 'Sun Dog', a sundog is a rainbow-like spot in a cirrus cloud. Light shining through ice crystals in a cirrus cloud makes a sundog, much like light shining through raindrops makes a rainbow. "They are reddish on the side facing the sun and often have bluish-white tails stretching horizontally away from them," according to David Lynch and William Livingston in Color and Light in Nature.
"It is necessary for me to see the first point of light which begins at dawn, It is necessary to be present alone at the resurrection of Day, in the blank silence when the sun appears. In this completely neutral instant I receive from the Eastern woods, the tall oaks, the one word "Day", which is never the same. It is never spoken in any known language" Thomas Merton
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7 comments:
What a beauty..love the first one.
Thanks for visiting my SWF earlier.
Stunning captures, Larry! Love the first one, but really like the sun dog, too! Lovely words to with them as well! Have a great weekend!
Sylvia
' love the words that comes with the photos...
great shots!
have a great day!
Come on over and watch my piece of sky with me!
xoxo
fickle
Larry: You certainly got some wonderful happenings in your sky.
Nice variety of shots. Thank you for sharing, and for visiting my blog.
That's a lovely selection of shots, Larry, especially the first two. And I love the quote from Thomas Merton. Hope you have a good weekend.
Janice.
Beautiful shots and nice composition of the last one!
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