The Muppet Movie had a number of great lines, great songs, and great lines in great songs — if you enjoy playing with words. This morning we had a glorious natural sunrise phenomenon that inspired Nancy to quote a song from the movie.
We had some thunderstorms roll through the South Plains last night, and around 8:30 our power went out for about three hours. So when we got up in the morning, we went through the ritual of re-setting the clocks and radios and anything else with real-time timers and checking other appliances for signs of life.
There were still some lingering storms as the sun began to rise. For just a few minutes, as the rising sun peeked over the horizon but under the clouds there was a grand and glorious glow. I motioned Nancy to come outside, and her immediate response was “Aurora Borealis shining down in Dallas…” to which the only response could be “can you picture that?” Picture that?
Picture! It was a transient phenomenon, so I ran back into the house to snag a camera and did manage to get a couple of quick shots before it entirely disappeared.