It's that time again! Please visit Klaus, Sandy, Ivar, Wren, Louise and Fishing Guy's SKY WATCH BLOG to participate in Sky Watch Fridays, which is WELL WORTH YOUR WHILE!! Thanks to Dot, the mother of this fabulous blogging event, and to the "retired" Tom, who brought it to full blossom. I, personally, love visiting the skies all over the world!!! You should definitely come fly with us! This week, I have chosen to post a picture from my wonderful and awesomely special mammatus sunrise.
This sky was a special gift from God. It gave me hope. It made my inner spirit smile with pure joy. It was a truly uplifting blessing to experience my absolute favorite cloud structure in such a majestically magnificent way. That 14th day of November in 2008 was an extremely special day. Mammatus (also known as mammatocumulus, meaning "bumpy clouds") is a meteorological term applied to a cellular pattern of pouches hanging underneath the base of a cloud. The name "mammatus" is derived from the Latin mamma (breast), due to the resemblance between the shape of these clouds and human female breasts.
On Wikipedia, I counted ten hypothesized theories as to the process by which mammatus are formed, meaning, the scientists don't really know what causes these awesome phenomena... A note on Wikipedia actually suggests that observations of these spectacular clouds has "been meager and usually occur only by chance" and "mammatus do not pose a meteorological threat to society". This, in my opinion, reinforces my theory, that it was just as it appeared, a blessed gift from God.
~sourceEarly in the morning,
I will celebrate the light.
When I stumble in the darkness,
I will call your name by night.
Precious lord reveal your love to me....
~Third Day, God of Wonders+small.JPG)
This morning... we crept close to (if not breaching) the teens in temperatures. BRRR!!! As I was leaving my neighborhood, I noticed that one of my neighbors happened to have left their sprinklers on overnight, and I was thrilled to be able to capture some icicles dangling from a budding tree in their yard. Also, while I was out before dawn, I was dazzled by the twinkling of the diamond-like drops of frozen Dew, as the light from my house bounced off and caused them to sparkle in my yard. Yep, another day of hard freeze. I'm about done with this whole winter thing.
Have a warm day!
~Dewdrop
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Mammatus Memories...
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Wow, your shot looks like a painting.
ReplyDeleteI agree... God is a fascinating masterful Artist!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and no wonder you were moved by such a show...
ReplyDeleteCatch you later
Tom
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You know why I'm not I lost the title of first commenter: RAIN, we are finally getting some much needed rain here in Cali.
ReplyDeleteEvery week we get to see a ton of special gifts from God from every corner of the planet.
Beautiful sky. And neat icicles. I wonder if your neighbour will be more vigilant tonight!
ReplyDeleteWow - what an amazing sky! I love clouds because they are always changing - it's a new picture every moment of every day! God is an awesome artist!
ReplyDeleteYes, I'm a little tired of winter also. :) Your sky is GORGEOUS! Truly a gift of God. Happy weekend!
ReplyDeleteThis sky was are special ! ! !
ReplyDeleteG R E A T picture!
Gr.
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That is a spectacular sky, and those little icicles have their own charm, too!!
ReplyDeleteThat was spesial. Have a nice skywatch and weekend:)
ReplyDeleteThat's an absolutely amazing sky. I'm glad to learn what mammatus clouds are. Pretty ice droplets, too.
ReplyDeleteWow, what a photograph! And how lovely the colours are, to make your favourite clouds extra-beautiful. The whole post was wonderful, thank you for sharing your thoughts and beautiful photos!
ReplyDeleteI can see why the shot gave you hope, absolutely glorious.
ReplyDeleteVery great shot of a sky!Beautiful!Happy SWF!
ReplyDeleteTruly a gift. This is incredible. Excellent capture.
ReplyDeletethat is a stunning sky, it looks almost like a painting.......great detail as usual.........
ReplyDeleteGill in Canada
Beautiful gift from God indeed.
ReplyDeleteThanks for share it.
Gorgeous! Wonderful colors!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! Good that the scientists still have things to figure out! :)
ReplyDeleteAnd you dew know it's really cold in Florida, when your car is ice covered in the morning...
Cheers, Klaus
Love how the colours seem to spin out from a focal point!
ReplyDeleteLovely post, and great photo. I agree with you.
ReplyDeleteOh wow, just love that sky, perfect shot.
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing sky and a picture of it!
ReplyDeleteThat's a beautiful sky and nice capture of the icicles.
ReplyDeleteLovely sky. A bit warmer here in Canberra.
ReplyDeleteWhat an absolutely momentous sunrise and a gift.
ReplyDeleteThe ice is special too, but I'm glad it's 64 F here today, even with cloud cover.
What a glorious sky! I can see why you love that cloud formation... just gorgeous. Nice icicles too. Had to chuckle at someone leaving the sprinkler on. In my part of the world we are growing our icicles the old fashioned way.
ReplyDeleteGod is an artist and you are it's teacher. Always learn here and see such wondrous sights.
ReplyDeleteAwesome sky!
ReplyDeleteA glorious sunrise indeed with the clouds lit up so gently from belo. Youcould print that up as a welcome into the worrld card for an infant as well as one to give solace at a berievement. A truly amazing shot.
ReplyDeleteI can understand that it brought a smile to your face. :)
ReplyDeleteLovely sight.
And guess what, I learned something from you today also.
Thank you! :)
Wonderful and awesome, indeed. Great photo and informative post.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your gift with us. I put it on my desktop so I can enjoy it later. Happy SWF!
ReplyDeleteA beautiful shot the clouds and color are just amazing.
ReplyDeleteHey, Dewdrop. Your sky is giving me hope, too. Glad I stopped by.
ReplyDeleteYour Skywatch it majestic, magnificent. Sacred. Very beautiful. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteAwesome sky!! I love the colours. Great post.
ReplyDeleteWe had a warm up today! Above 60°, so looking at the ice isn't a factor today but they say maybe this weekend... Lovely sunrise absolutely a gift from God!
ReplyDeleteGreat sunset. It almost looks like mamantus clouds ... which would be an interesting combination with the cold.
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful. Really thick clouds. A bit scary?
ReplyDeleteDew, you have a way of capturing the sky that is just brilliant. Please, please keep them coming!
ReplyDeleteDew: That is a wonderful capture and a special sunrise. You do know there is a God when you see the beauty that he shares.
ReplyDeleteFantastic and beautiful picture.
ReplyDeleteI see a face with a man with a flowing white beard and hair..I love clouds and weather...You have such good info for me...
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome sunrise! The cloud formations and colors leave me speechless...
ReplyDeleteI'm doing SkyWatch for the first time this week, so I'd love it if you'd stop by:
http://flamingofotos.blogspot.com
Great sky, fantastic colours!!
ReplyDelete(Like your pun "dew comment" )
ReplyDeleteI posted a sky above a poem that has to do with motherhood. Your amazing photo is just the type of gorgeous and comforting view I need now! As I've said before, I LOVE your background info on the sky/cloud conditions. I soak that up as much as this gorgeous shot!
That is one amazing sky!!! wish I had seen it, well in person that is. Your photo is gorgeous. I love taking images of ice too!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful sky photo. Great colours.
ReplyDeleteThat's a magnificent sky...I've never heard of this phenomenum. It's certainly very dramatic.
ReplyDeleteevery thing so beautiful, the sky, your words...
ReplyDeleteWow, beautiful skywatch photo with unusual bumpy clouds. I liked learning about these mammatocumulus clouds. Nice post!
ReplyDeleteGreat sky!
ReplyDeleteThat is some sky. Happy Friday!!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful colors & I love love love those clouds!!! Great shot!
ReplyDeleteWow! It looks like the whole cloud is rising upwards. Incredible shot!
ReplyDeleteHi.....
ReplyDeleteSUPER......
Very cute all these pictures... Great……. may god bless you !
This is truly a magnificent sky with this special cloud formation and colour. I understand that you want to sing when you see natural wonders like this.
ReplyDeleteI love it when the branches...everything gets coated after an ice storm. I know it's a dangerous time but it gives everything such a sparkling beauty. You mammatus clouds look absolutely molten. Wow!
ReplyDeleteI love the sky! beautiful capture!
ReplyDeletethe other photo too is so pretty, this is one of the reason why I love winter, the snow and the beauty that it brings.
Tess
what a shot!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely stunning sunrise! Beautiful indeed. Only God can paint a sky like that.
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing how God is able to take your breath away with all the beauty he blesses us with. I enjoyed learning more about the clouds in the sky. Wonderful pictures.
ReplyDeleteI was so honored and blessed to merely witness this awesome spectacle, but to be able to share the glory of it with all of you really made it that much better! I hope you get to experience something like that... I appreciate all the compliments, but really the glory goes to God on this one. He put it there. He put me there... I just am grateful to have been able to fully appreciate what He had done. God is an AWESOME AND MASTERFUL ARTIST.
ReplyDeletePhoto cache, sorry you lost 1st, but congrats on the RAIN!!! I cherish Go'ds special gifts!
YEGTG, Who knows?! I think we are stepping away from freezing now. It was awfully pretty. Perhaps they were being vigilant to offer the lovely icicles.
Klaus, it would be nice if the scientists would just leave some of those things as sweet mysteries.
Raven, stay warm...
Babooshka, It seems to be my calling...
Arija, What a magnificent sentiment. Thank you.
PJ, wow, thanks.
Country girl, AWESOME!
Robert, Yes, it was a lovely mammatus sunrise. It was not a cold day.
Beautiful, not scared at all... more comforted and reassured than ever in my life.
Enigma, I would be honored to do that.
Ramblingwoods, Amazing what different people see...
RJ Flamingo, WELCOME TO SWF!
gel, You should see some of Klaus's comments over time. lol Your poem moved me. I can't imagine. God bless.
Titania, I might have... I was lost in it.
Kay, I love your Hawaian perspective on the clouds... volcanic.
Mariz, You've got that right, sister!
Lisa, true blessings.