On Sunday night my son and I were driving home from Lugano and what we saw absolutely blew our minds! The clouds had formed into conical swirls that turned from white to red/orange as the sun set. They were so unusual, so mesmerisingly beautiful, that we stared in amazement and scurried frantically to take photos! 

The only time that I had ever seen anything that was as uniquely beautiful was about 40 years ago when I witnessed the dancing light show that is the Northern Lights.

Check Out These Pictures They Are NOT Touched up or Filtered!

This shot was taken from the balcony of our house which is at about 800 meters. I still can't believe what I saw! Taken with an Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II and the next one with a iPhone 5

This shot was taken from down in the valley about 20 minutes before the one that you see above.

People everywhere were stopping their cars to take pictures and everyone was in dropped jaw mode as we speculated on what could possibly have caused the phenomena! One man even stated that it looked like the end of the world. It was too beautiful and tranquil for that I said to myself.  There was some talk that it was the result of a brush fire that had destroyed a forest the previous day. 

What do You Think?

• Have you ever seen anything like it?
• Do you have any idea as to what could have caused it?
• Have you ever witnessed the Northern Lights?

I hope that you enjoyed this article about "A Twice in a Lifetime Occasion!"

Until next time,

@kus-knee (The Old Dog)