Squint and you'll see sunlight diffraction

Or, "iridescent clouds". 

We were on our way to the airport this morning ("early" - 7:45) to drop someone off and I kept watching the open sky. The morning fog was burning away and making the blues pop out among the peaches and amber.

All of a sudden, I saw the random rainbow arch around the sun. 

"Don't look into the light!!!" they say. Well, I wasn't really looking at the sun. I was looking next to the giant light bulb in the sky. 

No, I don't have super human vision; I wasn't looking at Saturn. This wasn't the middle of the night, either.

It really was some sort of scattered cloud iridescence and I tried to capture it on my iPhone 11. 

There was no editing on these; I popped them into Photoshop to put my name on them, otherwise WYSIWYG. 

I also tried shooting with the window closed and then open.

The area I'm referencing is to the left and right of the sun. It almost makes a circular form around the bright star in our galaxy. You could say it's creating a doming effect. 

Some apocalyptic science fiction people might say that it would look to be some start of a sky explosion. Almost like you'd expect a blast of fire to come at you. You know, "all's quiet until something pops off" kind of thing. 

I can't explain this properly. I can see it happening in my head because I watch too many movies and read too many books (I'm a "banned book survivor", after all). I don't want to jumble up a description, but I can see this mess of an explosion in my mind. Like you're just watching the sky one minute and the next, some alien being is aiming a cloudburst of crazy, right at you. 

I'm being overly dramatic. Of course that can't happen, for as many glitches in the Matrix we've had lately (hands over a tin foil hat). It's one of those things where I had too much time to think, it was way too early, and I'm really, honestly, over tired. 

I did enjoy the view though. I know you can't tell from the quick shots, but the morning scenes were good; subtle. Peaceful. For as hectic as the ride needed to be for the person (horrible week for them. This is an emergency trip back home; they're a full time resident in Fort Myers). 

We're gearing up for the end of the year; next week is Christmas and we'll blink for 2026. If this coming year goes as quickly as this past year, can I put a request in now, so I can have a proper vacation and do some traveling? Or, can my request include some other forms of movement? I don't know. I'd like to be able to have some better presents presence foot print soon. 

Until I find something else to squirrel on... be safe, be warm, dig out your boat if you're in the PNW (I see you, my friends and family and know I'm thinking of you in your chaos). Attempt to enjoy a show if you can. 

Cheers;

See Also:

* iPhone 11 on Amazon

* Photoshop on Amazon

* "Banned Book Survivor" on Amazon

* "Banned Books" list on Amazon

* "Glitch in the Matrix" list on Amazon