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Sorry Montana...
...but Africa is the real "Big Sky Country." I don't know what it is, and I know this sounds silly, but the sky looks bigger over here. And not just bigger, but brighter too - I've seen every shade of blue. And the clouds are fantastic -- very fluffy and so bright white. I can seriously sit and look at the sky for ages. The night sky is amazing too -- so, so, so many stars. And not just up above. The stars stretch from the lowest horizon in one direction, up & over to the lowest horizon in the opposite direction. It's incredible!
The posted photo shows a rain cloud dumping a wall of water on the distant plain, and I snapped it from the truck as Toto's "I Watched the Rains Down in Africa" was playing on the radio - no joke! Isn't it great when the universe lines up like that for you?!
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posted by Meredith Olson @ 3:59 AM
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Don't ask me how Montana got to be named "Big Sky Country!" If you want to see big sky, come home with me to Nebraska (or stay in Africa I guess). We'll sit in the middle of a cornfield and look up at the sky which stretches on forever and ever. There is something about endless sky that gives you a sense of yourself and makes you realize all of the possibility in the world. It's such an uplifting experience and yet grounds you at the same time.
- Michael
I agree. The most amazing sunset I've ever seen was on the way from Northern Namibia back to Windhoek. And here, when one sees a beautiful sunset color, it's usually gone by the time you run and get the camera, but there it lasted for a very long time.
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