Phenonemon . . . a rare gift from nature

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Phenonemon . . . a rare gift from nature
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
Sometimes, nature lines everything up perfectly
and you find yourself in the right place at the
right time to witness a phenomenon, to be the
recipient of gifts from nature.  The lasting
memory is one of magic and beauty and gratitude
and awe  . . . It is a gift of grace from nature
to me.
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Phenonemon . . . a rare gift from nature
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
Twice in my lifetime . . . Ive been blessed with
two amazing gifts from nature that were not doled
out for the masses . . . precious and rare . . .
a phenomenon.
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Phenonemon . . . a rare gift from nature
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
And, as I write those words, I realize, of
course, that every glorious sunrise, each
majestic sunset, the powerful thunderstorms,
gentle warm breezes in the spring and massive
snowfall in winter, bright sunshine and gentle
rain are all gifts from nature that are poured
out continually.
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Phenonemon . . . a rare gift from nature
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
But a phenomenon in nature is an uncommon
occurrence . . . something that happens by
chance, something that occurs when you are in the
right place at the right time . . . something
youll remember the rest of your days as a
special gift from nature to you.
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Phenonemon . . . a rare gift from nature
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
Years ago, my teenage daughter and I headed out
to the countryside to watch for meteor showers. 
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Phenonemon . . . a rare gift from nature
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
She was so star-struck that her whole room was
decorated with stars glow in the dark stars
painted on her ceiling, stars on posters,
clothes, notebooks, bottles and jars. 
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Phenonemon . . . a rare gift from nature
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
When we heard the announcement about the meteor
showers expected arrival, we filled a thermos
with hot chocolate, bundled up and drove away
from the city lights to watch and wait for the
magic to begin.  
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Phenonemon . . . a rare gift from nature
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
Perched in the windows of the mini-van, we held
our breath and watched for the first sign of
falling stars.  In no time, they began to
perform their amazing leaps through the night
sky. 
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Phenonemon . . . a rare gift from nature
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
No ballet performance will ever come close to the
grace and beauty of nature that we witnessed.  It
was an endless dance of light.  We started
counting with the first appearance, 1,2,3,4,5 . .
. 50, 100 . . . 500 . . . 600 . . . 900!   
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Phenonemon . . . a rare gift from nature
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
Never again have I witnessed the magnitude of
that meteor shower.  Oh, Ive tried over and over
to capture a repeat performance of that magical
night . . .  
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Phenonemon . . . a rare gift from nature
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
. . . but nothing has come close to it.  It was a
gift of grace from nature that my daughter and I
shared . . . one that we remember with a special
awestruck prayer of gratitude.  
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Phenonemon . . . a rare gift from nature
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
Fast forward about ten years, and thats where
youll find me RVing fulltime, sitting outside
our pickup camper one summer morning, coffee and
book in hand, to welcome the day surrounded by
the beauty of nature. 
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Phenonemon . . . a rare gift from nature
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
I dont know what made me stop reading and look
up . . . but, oh, if I hadnt, I would have
missed the masterpiece that filled the eastern
sky.  
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Phenonemon . . . a rare gift from nature
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
As I looked up, I saw all the colors of the
rainbow displayed in vivid colors at the tops of
the cloud formations . . . not a rainbow arc like
we see after a storm, but a watercolor
masterpiece of infused colors brilliantly
adorning the morning sky. I was mesmerized.  
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Phenonemon . . . a rare gift from nature
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
I held my breath and took it all in. I knew not
many would be witnesses, only a few would be
recipients of this grand display from nature. 
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Phenonemon . . . a rare gift from nature
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
Fortunately, I had enough presence of mind to
grab my camera and capture the moment.  As I
snapped dozens of pictures, the colors moved and
transformed, following the path of the clouds.
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Phenonemon . . . a rare gift from nature
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
This video I created will give you a glimpse of
what I witnessed that morning.  I called them
cloudbows, although they are labeled as
iridescent clouds by the scientific crowd.
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Phenonemon . . . a rare gift from nature
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
I was deeply humbled by the whole experience . .
.  grand and glorious  . . . given by nature to
the chosen few, who became aware, who looked up
and received. 
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Phenonemon . . . a rare gift from nature
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
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Phenonemon . . . a rare gift from nature
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
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