• Thursday-What'sUP October 27 - 06:04 am

With the scattered snow showers we've been receiving here UP North this week, views of Lake Superior like this one from Michele Maatta will be changing from peaceful to icy before you know it. For the time being, these rays of sunshine streaming through the clouds and reflecting off the water give a feeling of calm, making you want to visit it again and again. But then again, even when the Big Lake is iced over or stirred up, there's something about it that keeps you wanting more.

Mary, thank you for your faithful posting of these pictures. They are such a delight to my day!

Some of them, like this one, make me want to abandon all reason and simply move now. :) I don't suppose that's any too wise.

Thanks Mary beautiful picture once again it makes you realize why we love coming to the UP.

Mary, absolutely breathtaking!

Pictures like this remind me of my blessings and how thankful I am to be alive. Have a wonderful day all.

I always think of rays of sun like that as light from God. Just beautiful...goes to show ya that the UP really IS God's Country.

GORGEOUS! I a longing to be there.

What a "heavenly" picture. Perfect view from God's country. Thanks for sharing it with us. Go Bucks.

Check out the "Webcam" "View Cam" at the Michigan Tech site www.MTU.edu The entire bridge is covered by a fog from the Portage. Look out for ghosts and goblins emergining from the erie mists.

That picture sure does look like the rays of heaven are shining down on us. Beautiful picture Michelle.

LOOKED AT PICTURE, SCROLLED DOWN TO READ COMMENTS, STOPPED MID-SENTENCE AND WENT BACK TO THE PICTURE. SOMETHING VERY MOVING ABOUT IT. WISH I WERE POETIC ENUF TO DESCRIBE IT PROPERLY. ALSO WISH I WAS IN COPPER HARBOR.

Gorgeous picture. Can't wait to go back there the end of next week...hopefully before the snow that stays hits! I DO remember one Thanksgiving about 8 years ago, it was sunny and warm enough to just need long sleeves. It was actually warm as we walked the beach! Now that's really unusual for a late Nov. day in the UP!! What a nice memory.

You sparked this jeffryeleconte (Upwannabee) ...

Oh heavenly Father, shine down upon us with wisdom and grace,
Beautiful rays of sunshine to warm my face,
Look to each day as a gift,
The changing of the seasons gives the soul a lift.

My first thought when I saw this picture was "angel wings". I see I was not alone.

Very Beautiful picture Michele...

Those are called 'crepuscular rays' and are caused by the sun shining in fits and starts through an obstruction. The sunlight reflects on small particles in the air, making the air appear to be glowing. We see them against a darker background, i.e. the dark unlit side of a cloud. The rays are actually all parallel but perspective makes them appear to radiate away from the sun. It's like a good deed that shines the brighter in a dark world.

I took the dogs out at 5AM before work and it was clear, the winter stars shining in the dark. I saw one of the Orionid meteors streak across Taurus. A promising start to the day.

I was walking my dog at about the same time this morning. I
noticed it was a beautiful morning, but By Golly, I sure didn't see
what you saw, Therese. Guess I'll have to look harder.

What a beautiful picture! A shot like that is a rare and special moment. Thanks, Michelle, for sharing it with us.

Both of these photos deserve an end of the month rememberance kudos........I was there in 1970...Now we need an end to the Vet rememberance notes.......One guys opinion....

Absolutely beautiful and absolutely mysterious pictures! Like my grandfather used to say about the UP: There's a lot of weather up there!

Great pictures. Tigers are in the lead!!

Staring at the lake while petting a dog is a good,cheap anti-depressant.The simplest views have such impact,whether gazing at a picture or reading the names of our fallen veterans.