I caught this out of the apartment window. Circumhorizontal Arc? While I am not sure its the real thing it looks good. A circumhorizontal arc is an optical phenomenon – an ice-halo formed by plate-shaped ice crystals in high level cirrus clouds – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumhorizontal_arc

Its a very rare event and some have said that when you see one rain will be here in 24 hours or worse, an earth quake is due. None the less this rainbow cloud or Circumhorizontal Arc looks cool.

Part of the decking at The Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston

Seaham Sculpture, which is now on the old site of Dawdon, Colliery in the UK. The once thriving mining industry which was part of the industrial landscape of the this area and used large wooden beams such as these for shoring up the tunnels and for ties used on the railway tracks.

Dawdon is a former pit community to the south of Seaham, County Durham, in England. An area of the beach near Dawdon (known locally as “the Blast”, a former waste coal dumping site) was used in the opening scenes of the film Alien 3.

In 1920 the new colliery, Dawdon, employed 3,300 workers and produced over 1 million tons of coal per year outstripping its local competitors. The ironworks and colliery sites have recently been reclaimed and a modern industrial estate launching Dawdon into the 21st century. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawdon

This is the last of 6 images taken from the site in 2009.

Dawdon was a major coal producer for the Londonderry family throughout their ownership, and was later a jewel in the crown for the National Coal Board too. However, as the mining industry went into decline in the 1980s, Dawdon suffered too. The colliery was eventually closed in July 1991. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawdon

This is 5 of 6 images taken from the site in 2009.

Seaham Sculpture Three, which is now on the old site of Dawdon, Colliery in the UK.

New shafts were sunk on the rocky coastal area of Noses Point, close to the ancient settlement of Dawdon. Sinking work began in March 1900, but soon ran into problems. Water-bearing rocks proved difficult to excavate, which meant freezing techniques had to be used. The colliery finally opened for production in October 1907. Dawdon reached the peak of its employment in 1925, when 3862 men and boys helped to produce over one million tonnes of coal annually. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawdon

This is 4 of 6 images taken from the site in 2009.

Seaham Sculpture Three, which is now on the old site of Dawdon, Colliery in the UK.

The decision to create a new pit at Dawdon was taken by the Marquess of Londonderry in the late 19th century, due to problems at his collieries in nearby Seaham. As Seaham Colliery’s workings pushed out to the south-east, it became increasing expensive to mine the reserves from the old pit’s shafts. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawdon

This is 3 of 6 images taken from the site in 2009.

Seaham Sculpture Two, which is now on the old site of Dawdon, Colliery in the UK.

Dawdon is a former pit community to the south of Seaham, County Durham, in England. An area of the beach near Dawdon (known locally as “the Blast”, a former waste coal dumping site) was used in the opening scenes of the film Alien 3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawdon

This is 2 of 6 images taken from the site in 2009.

Seaham Sculpture One, which is now on the old site of Dawdon, Colliery in the UK. The once thriving mining industry which was part of the industrial landscape of the this area and used large wooden beams such as these for shoring up the tunnels and for ties used on the railway tracks.

This is the start of 6 images taken from the site in 2009.