Portillo's Diner
 

           Love This Penthouse  @JeJuBlooming

I saw this grave on findagrave and thought to myself “awww with a name like that I bet she was a happy person” but then I scrolled to the second picture and saw she passed in a very depressing way. It reads “hanged self in basement of home with a window sash cord. Kicked a chair from under her” It humbled me quick. Poor Sunshine… I hope she is resting peacefully and without any of the pain she felt during her life
 

                   Sailing the Cosmic Sea

 

 

Extremely Rare Phenomenon: Solar Halo at Sunset over California

An extraordinarily rare and mesmerizing solar halo was witnessed during a dramatic sunset along the California coastline, creating a scene that felt almost otherworldly. As the sun descended toward the horizon, a perfectly formed ring of fiery red and orange light encircled it, glowing intensely against the deepening sky. This phenomenon, caused by sunlight refracting through ice crystals high in the atmosphere, is seldom seen with such clarity and color saturation—especially at sunset. The ocean below mirrored the celestial display, with golden reflections rippling across the waves and wet shoreline, amplifying the visual impact. Subtle cloud textures and atmospheric haze added depth, while the warm tones of dusk blended seamlessly with cooler shadows. The result was a breathtaking convergence of light, atmosphere, and landscape, capturing a fleeting moment where science and natural beauty aligned in perfect harmony. A truly unforgettable sight for all who witnessed it.

 

After sunrise along the Exmouth Coast of Western Australia, the horizon dimmed in a way few ever experience. As the Moon drifted precisely across the face of the Sun, morning light collapsed into an eerie twilight. A flawless ring of fire ignited around a blackened disk, sunlight curving through the Sun’s outer atmosphere and grazing the Moon’s edge with surgical precision. Below, the ocean absorbed the glow, transforming into a molten mirror that stretched endlessly toward the horizon.

This was no sunset. It was a hybrid solar eclipse—an event shaped by distance, alignment, and timing—where the Sun appeared neither fully hidden nor fully exposed. From this coastline, the geometry was exact: Earth, Moon, and Sun stacked so perfectly that the circle in the sky felt unreal. The colors emerged from contrast alone—darkened skies intensifying the corona, low-angle light scattering through the atmosphere, and calm water completing the symmetry. It lasted only minutes. Then the Moon moved on, the ring dissolved, and morning quietly resumed.

 As the Sun drifted toward the horizon, an extraordinary sight unfolded in the sky. The Moon passed directly across the face of the Sun—but not far enough to erase it completely. Instead of darkness, a radiant ring of fire ignited, an annular solar eclipse glowing above the ocean at sunset.

Wisps of thin cloud softened and scattered the intense light, making the fiery circle appear thicker and more dramatic. Below, the sea mirrored the spectacle, carving a molten golden path across its surface. For a brief, unforgettable moment, the sky seemed suspended between day and night, bathed in shifting copper and amber tones.

Unlike a total eclipse, the Sun never fully disappeared. Its brilliant edge remained visible as a blazing halo, far too bright to observe without protection. Waves continued to roll in, birds fell silent, and the world paused as the Moon slowly moved on—revealing the Sun’s full disk once more over the South Pacific horizon.