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20-JUL-2010 Racine Erland

"Red sky in the morning...."

Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada

The old saying, "red sky at night, sailors delight; red sky in the morning, sailors take warning", didn't hold true for this day. It was definitely a red morning sky, however the rest of the day was beautiful....blue, cloudless skies and temperatures in the mid 70's, perfect west coast weather!

Weather lore: The first recorded reference to this saying can be found in the bible, Matthew 16:2-3 -- [Jesus] replied, [to some Pharisees and Sadducees that wanted to "test" him by asking him to show them a sign from heaven] "When evening comes, you say, 'It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.' And in the morning, 'Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.' You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times." This Bible verse shows that even in the times of Jesus people were already using this saying, suggesting that 2,000 years ago the saying was already old. ~ Wikipedia

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buttonwood27-Jul-2010 16:33
dawn, smooth reflective water, sailboats and a wonderfully colorful sky, can't beat it. Well captured! Ro 1:20
Guest 24-Jul-2010 10:49
The photo is wanderful , love the scripture reference as well !
lou_rozensteins24-Jul-2010 02:25
It is beautiful, whatever the weather later on. Well done.
Frank Brault23-Jul-2010 23:18
A gorgeous sunset and fantastic reflections. V
J. Scott Coile23-Jul-2010 22:00
...early bird photographer's delight!
Tom Munson23-Jul-2010 15:02
This is a lovely image, Racine! Nice work!