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Sylphs at play

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August 7, 2023, there was a wave of really heavy thunderstorms. They helped cool the evening temperatures down quite nicely. We sat out on our back porch and enjoyed the cooler evening.  We watched butterflies and birds feeding on our storm damaged garden. The damaged garden isn’t a loss for us. We stopped gardening a couple weeks ago when a Mama doe and her fawn ran through the yard. After our harvest, we give the last part of the gardening season to the deer and other critters. Especially the Mama does for the extra nourishment to feed their fawns.
We didn’t see any deer, but the clouds were putting on a show. We enjoy cloud watching (and happily enjoy our pareidolia.)
I told my husband “Look the sylphs are at play.” I pointed to the sky, “That one favors a pac-man about to eat a bird.” 🤣
My husband smiled and agreed. 😊

Wishing you all a whimsical rest of the week.

*Just a note: A sylph is an elemental spirit of the air as described by Paracelsus in the 16th century.

Whimsical Nature Wednesday – Sundog

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One of my favorite atmospheric phenomenon is a Sundog.
A sundog is a magnificent bright spot in the clouds beside the sun.
Here’s a few photos of one that was in our skies October 1, 2017.P1230739
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Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday.

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Eclipse 8-21-2017

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There was heavy cloud cover over the mid-day sun 8-21-2017 . I was disappointed that we may not get to see the eclipse. In the breaks in the clouds, using our handy-dandy eclipse glasses we could see the moon moving in the path of the sun.
We figured that we wouldn’t get to even see a smidge of the full eclipse… we were wrong. At the moments of the total eclipse, the clouds thinned and we could see the shiny ring of the sun hidden behind the moon.
It was a beautiful sight. I’m so thankful that my husband and I got to share the event. My husband took a few photos and they turned out pretty good. As it turns out, the clouds helped us enjoy the view better and I think helped our camera get blurry yet pretty good pictures without burning it’s internal workings to goo.



It’s interesting what happened in the span of that couple of minutes of full eclipse.
A comfortable quiet fell on our area as the world became twilight. The temperature dropped to a degree of most-pleasant. A flock of buzzards crossed the sky flying to their roost. The hummingbirds disappeared into the woods leaving their feeders abandoned. A big beautiful bright star glowed in the western sky. Next to the fiery ring of the eclipse, smaller stars came out but were barely visable through the veil of clouds.
After a magical couple of minutes, the sunrays burst forth from the right side of the moon. Within seconds the world was back to an odd feeling normal. Curiously, the clouds burned off quickly.

We realize another full eclipse will happen again in a few years, but not in our path… unless we move or travel to see it. So being in the right spot at the right time, without planning it, makes this one is especially special to us. We feel blessed to have shared this event together. It was awesome!

Wishing you all an awesome week!

 

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2017 WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge – Ambience

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2017 WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge
~Ambience~

“Ambience has the power to uplift your mood.
What have you photographed with exceptional ambience?”img_7359

A bright blue Summer sky alive with
busy clouds always uplifts my mood.

 Wishing you all fun with the WP photo challenge!

 

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