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Originally Posted by Parson  It is magical, but I doubt it's magical to keep the interior of the church clean and structurally sound. ---- Says the Parson whose wife has been the church janitor/sexton. |
True, but given the age of both the trees and the church, I'm guessing any moves to remove the trees will be met with stern resistance!
Saw this and thought 'wow'
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Lenticular Display Over the Rocky Mountains of Colorado
The photo above showing a phenomenal display of lenticular clouds was observed near Estes Park, Colorado on the evening of January 5, 2012. I was on the south side of Deer Mountain in Rocky Mountain National Park when the setting Sun lit up the western sky in shades of copper and tangerine. Lenticular clouds are a type of wave cloud that typically occur on the lee side of mountain ranges and form when air is forced upward as it moves over higher terrain. In winter, these clouds are often accompanied by downsloping winds ushering in warmer weather to the Front Range of the Rockies. The lack of snow in the foreground is evidence of prior downsloping and of the relatively warm, dry conditions that have prevailed in Colorado during the early winter. Photo taken at 5:02 p.m.
Copy credit : Richard H. Hahn
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And this one is for you Parson:
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Angel delight
Snapper's lucky shot as clouds
and sun form heavenly shape
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A SNAPPER couldn't believe his luck when he landed this incredible shot of what looks like an ANGEL in the clouds.
The heavenly vision appeared as photographer Isres Chorphaka visited a temple in Thailand.
The 51-year-old feared it was going to rain when he saw the ominous grey clouds closing in.
But he was stunned when sunrays streaked through the gaps in the edges and formed the stunning picture.
Isres had been visiting the Grand Palace in Bangkok when the phenomenon happened.
He said: "I went with one of my friends to take photos at the palace's Temple of the Emerald Buddha.
"After a few hours we decided to leave and when we were almost at the exit I saw the sky was going to close like it was going to rain.
"Sunrays sneaked though gaps between clouds. It was so beautiful so I stopped and took photos.
"Suddenly clouds moved further and formed an angel-like formation over the Grand Palace.
"It was incredible, I said to my friend, 'Look, the angel blesses us'.
"There were a few hundred people at the spot but I didn't know how many saw it.
"I was also lucky because the Grand Palace in the foreground made the photo more dramatic.
"The phenomenon happened in less than ten seconds. Luckily it was enough for me to get few photos before it disappeared.
"It was not only the best photo of that day but also the best photo I have ever taken."
Photo was taken on March 9, 2012.
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11th May 2012, 07:31 AM
