Red sprites and blue jets are very high altitude upper atmospheric phenomena associated with thunderstorms. They have only recently been documented on camera. Red sprites are massive (as big as 20 km in size), but faint luminous flashes that appear directly above an active thunderstorm and coincide with powerful lightning strikes. Blue jets too are a high altitude optical phenomenon, but are different from sprites. They were first documented in 1994. Blue jets are optical ejections from the top of the core regions of electrically active thunderstorms, but are not directly associated with ground lightning strikes.
Time stands still in this village on Shengshan Island - one of almost 400 that make up the Shengsi Islands east China’s Zhejiang province.
Red sprites and blue jets are very high altitude upper atmospheric phenomena associated with thunderstorms. They have only recently been documented on camera. Red sprites are massive (as big as 20 km in size), but faint luminous flashes that appear directly above an active thunderstorm and coincide with powerful lightning strikes. Blue jets too are a high altitude optical phenomenon, but are different from sprites. They were first documented in 1994. Blue jets are optical ejections from the top of the core regions of electrically active thunderstorms, but are not directly associated with ground lightning strikes.
This photo was shot before the Dolomites photo workshop September 2013. There is a new photo workshop in the Dolomites in October 2017. Please find the details here www.hanskrusephotography.com/Hans-Kruse-Photo-Workshops/D...
Red sprites and blue jets are very high altitude upper atmospheric phenomena associated with thunderstorms. They have only recently been documented on camera. Red sprites are massive (as big as 20 km in size), but faint luminous flashes that appear directly above an active thunderstorm and coincide with powerful lightning strikes. Blue jets too are a high altitude optical phenomenon, but are different from sprites. They were first documented in 1994. Blue jets are optical ejections from the top of the core regions of electrically active thunderstorms, but are not directly associated with ground lightning strikes.
Last week we took you to five ethereal yet very real places that look like they're straight out of a movie. Readers couldn't get enough, so we're giving you five more out-of-this-world locations that actually are found on this planet.
American artist Garret Kane combined digital technology and nature elements to create unique curvy sculptures. He named the series Seasons, and it celebrates the cycles that Mother Earth goes through each year.
There are a few good reasons why you should go about getting in touch with a photographer before using his or her work. Even if they're okay with blogs
Red sprites and blue jets are very high altitude upper atmospheric phenomena associated with thunderstorms. They have only recently been documented on camera. Red sprites are massive (as big as 20 km in size), but faint luminous flashes that appear directly above an active thunderstorm and coincide with powerful lightning strikes. Blue jets too are a high altitude optical phenomenon, but are different from sprites. They were first documented in 1994. Blue jets are optical ejections from the top of the core regions of electrically active thunderstorms, but are not directly associated with ground lightning strikes.
Red sprites and blue jets are very high altitude upper atmospheric phenomena associated with thunderstorms. They have only recently been documented on camera. Red sprites are massive (as big as 20 km in size), but faint luminous flashes that appear directly above an active thunderstorm and coincide with powerful lightning strikes. Blue jets too are a high altitude optical phenomenon, but are different from sprites. They were first documented in 1994. Blue jets are optical ejections from the top of the core regions of electrically active thunderstorms, but are not directly associated with ground lightning strikes.
Mother Nature is an evil bitch that wants us dead.
Sulamith Wulfing ~ The Way ~ original source unknown
Can someone please check the calendar for me? Mine must be broken. The date says it's April 4th, but it just can't be right ... this was the view from my classroom door this morning. This picture doesn't do the SNOWSTORM justice ... but believe me, it wasn't pretty. :( So ... taking advantage of the moment, we decided to do something about it ... and practise a little persuasive writing while we were at it. We wrote persuasive letters to Mother Nature and BEGGED her to bring us some Spring weather. We've done some persuasive writing already this year, so I just whipped up a quick chart to remind students what they needed to include in their letters (it's quick - not pretty, didn't have the time for pretty this morning). We orally brainstormed ideas to include for our reasons, then the students completed their rough copies and published copies. My students are becoming such fantastic little writers - can't believe the growth I'm seeing!!! I had to make a bulletin board on one of the blank walls outside the classroom - we're completely out of space in the classroom! I LOVE this border I bought earlier this year, and have been dying to use it somewhere. So, bulletin board done ... and I tried my very best to bring a little spring and sunshine into our day. So, if your weather was better than this today, please feel free to send some of it my way. :) Happy Thursday!!!
Horizons By Phil Koch. Lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. phil-koch.artistwebsites.com www.facebook.com/MyHorizons
Iceland is a small European country but boasts endless adventures, this post shows you how I saw the whole country in 10 days.
Man oh man, am I feeling refreshed! Here in Kansas, the weather was gorgeous!!! I guess Mother Nature finally wanted to cooperate.....or perhaps she was tired of listening to all of the Kansans complain! Anyway, I spent my relaxing weekend gardening, planting shrubs, working on TPT products and baking the world's best cookies!! These little round joys of delight are called Hootycreeks. They. Are. AMAZING! They have cranberries, oats and pecans in them....so I like to pretend they are healthy. And I may or may not eat them for breakfast.... Besides eating my body weight in cookies, I worked on ELA exit slips for my kiddos. If you don't currently use exit slips.....you totally should! Exit slips provide an extremely quick (what teacher doesn't like quick??) way to see if your students are comprehending what they have read. This strategy is perfect for giving you (the teacher) immediate feedback and it will also help you students by providing them a way to think about what they have learned. And as a bonus....exit slips work perfect for all text types! Here is what the front side of the exit slips looks like: The exit slip uses a simple 3, 2, 1 strategy. When you are ready to wrap up your lesson spend 3 to 5 minutes and have students write 3 things they learned, 2 new words they discovered and 1 remaining question they have. The back side looks like this: On the back side you can ask students a specific question about the lesson, or choose from the list of questions below. You can get this FABULOUS exit slips strategy for FREE at my TPT store. Just click on the picture below!! Hope you all had a great weekend!!! :) Katie
Raised in a small farming town in eastern Utah, American painter Trent Gudmundsen spent his childhood surrounded by people who worked hard and lived simply, and he was driven from an early age to record his impressions of life in paint.
This was actually taken last year at a magnificent wild garlic and bluebell wood near Kingley Vale. i went back recently to see that it has sadly now been mostly destroyed by the Forestry Commision driving their machinery all over the forest leaving huge tracks and dead wood everywhere. I would be interested in anyone else's opinions on the matter if they have been there.
Red sprites and blue jets are very high altitude upper atmospheric phenomena associated with thunderstorms. They have only recently been documented on camera. Red sprites are massive (as big as 20 km in size), but faint luminous flashes that appear directly above an active thunderstorm and coincide with powerful lightning strikes. Blue jets too are a high altitude optical phenomenon, but are different from sprites. They were first documented in 1994. Blue jets are optical ejections from the top of the core regions of electrically active thunderstorms, but are not directly associated with ground lightning strikes.
My daughter has always been in love with wisteria. She loves the twisted form it takes on as it grows. Certainly wisteria is the twisted vine which surrounds every castle in a little girl's fairy
Shengsi, an archipelago of almost 400 islands at the mouth of China's Yangtze river, holds a secret shrouded in time – an abandoned fishing village being reclaimed by nature. These photos by Tang Yuhong, a creative photographer based in Nanning, take us into this lost village on Goqui island.
～The Beauties of Nature～ We are pleased to inform you that Miho’s solo show will be held in @gallery_Mitake. The solo show at this time, she exhibits 11works - from big to small ones. ●Opening Hours : Nov 18th(Mon)～23rd(Sat)12:00am-7:00pm ※Close at 5pm on the last day. ●Venue : Gallery MITAKE /
