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記錄、見證創造奇工…Record and witness the Creator’s work

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(English at the bottom) 上主所設計的大自然的精妙之處 好些朋友說我近期見到多種奇景, 我也深有同感及覺得感恩! 近期有興趣在平凡的生活當中, 留意那些不平凡的景緻, 並細心思考上主所設計的大自然的精妙之處。 不平凡的景緻時有發現, 尤其天空的雲! 大半年前,曾看見像一隊羊群的狹長雲帶, 在7月5日黄昏,又見到黑暗雨雲中發光的白雲, 隔幾天後更看見晴空的彩虹, 日前驚見紅霞与反雲隙光。 我感恩及感到敬畏 ,除了 拍照,也作記錄。 近年開始留意到, 如果將同樣背景的相片,放在一起比較, 更驚嘆天空景象及色彩如此變化多端, 原來 是光、水份與風, 在不同的時間、季節及 天氣下所造成的變化, 見附圖。 Record and witness the Creator’s work Some friends said that   I've seen some unusual scenery recently. Yes, I'm really grateful. Compare photos taken with the same background, I could find the scenery full of changes and variations     caused by sunlight, moisture, and the wind at different time of the day, in different seasons, and under different weather. How amazing! Brightly lit clouds behind grey clouds. 烏雲背後有藍天及發光白雲 Anti-crepuscular rays. 反雲隙光 Rainbow under a sunny sky. 晴空下的彩虹 Raining area resembles a wall with distinct boundary. 雨區如一道牆,邊界分明

「勝過諸水的響聲」…”Mightier than the thunder of the great waters”

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(English at the bottom) 城市中的瀑布! 今天 《 靈命日糧 》 的 文章《勝過一切》 引用 《 詩篇九十三篇 》 ,隨即 聯想起三日前曾 看過從高處湧流而下的 澎湃, 扣人心弦, 令我更感受到 《 詩篇九十三篇 》 第4節所說的: “耶和華在高處大有能力,勝過諸水的響聲……” 湧流 是在香港島鴨脷洲大橋轉彎位置旁邊的「小瀑布」! 在香港仔工業中學旁,步行到天橋底可以看見。近日連場大雨,令 香港仔 水塘滿溢! 那天下午已停雨,否則更多水、更壯觀! 搭車經過看見,常想找一天實地拍照, 因為難得市區也有“瀑布“,而且在附近,可以安全地觀賞。 但市區何以有瀑布? 這其實不是天然的瀑布, 是從香港仔水塘排出來的水,也 為香港仔避風塘供應淡水。(當水太滿就要排走一些,例如暴雨過後) 翻查資訊 : http://www2.map.gov.hk/gih3/view/index.jsp   及手機版: http://www.map.gov.hk/mobile/index.jsp… ,均見圖中藍色部分便是香港仔上、 下水塘 及南下排洪的人造河道,而 瀑布在河道出口,正是鴨脷洲大橋旁。 無意中再看此照片,始留意原來照片中竟然有人?但 見瀑布左上角行山徑圍欄內穿綠衣的人, 她可能正沿着行山徑往上行。 本來不覺得瀑布大和高,但人與瀑布相比,何其渺小? A 'waterfall' in the city! It's not a natural waterfall.  It's excess water from the Aberdeen Reservoir on Hong Kong Island,  supplying fresh water to the Aberdeen typhoon shelter.   The blue areas in the following links are Upper and Lower Aberdeen Reservoirs, e xcess water flows southward like a 'river' and the 'waterfall' is at its end:  http://www...

雨區如一道牆! ... The raining area was like a wall

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(English at the bottom) 海面下雨, 雨區邊緣竟這麼分明? 要下雨的地方, 誰也阻不了。 不下雨的地方,為何烏 雲蓋頂也不下雨呢? The raining area was like pulling a curtain or a wall.  Black clouds were hanging low  and rain  was  pouring down in a particular area on the sea.  Of course, no one could stop an area from raining.  On the other hand,  although rain clouds were hanging low on the right hand side ,  it was not raining there yet.  I have never seen the boundary of  the raining area so distinct,  like pulling a grey curtain from the left,  and the long bright island in the background could still be seen  on the right hand side of the raining area. That made the scene so odd. 

反雲隙光與雲隙光 Anti-crepuscular rays and crepuscular rays

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(English at the bottom) 這天無意中抬頭一看,竟見夕陽餘暉照耀下,東邊天空的雲突然變紅,如 「 火燒雲 」 ! (註:《火燒雲》是一篇文章的標題) 但仔細一看,除紅霞光外,旁邊山後怎麼會 有 V形光芒,好像由下而上射向高空? 這 V形光芒從何而來?真莫名奇妙, 因為夕陽在西面,即是照片右邊,怎麼東面天空在日落前最後時刻仍有光芒? 這V形光芒歷時約一、兩分鐘就消失了, 太陽完全退落後,天空即變成「黑白照片」。 翻查資料後,始知光芒原來不是由下而上,反而是由上而下!  補充: 謝謝朋友指出這是 「 反雲隙光 」! 原來眼見的不是事實, 光芒原來不是從下至上散射 (從山射向天空), 而是夕陽餘暉從雲隙間由西面射向東面天空, 也並非 V形滙聚於一點(輻合), 而是近乎平衡的, 而且沒有盡頭!奇妙的反雲隙光! 2017 JUL 15 ,      7:16 p.m. 兩道黃昏的反雲隙光 Two V-shaped anti-crepuscular rays 2017 JUL 15 ,       7:17 p.m. 一分鐘後,反雲隙光已漸消失   rays were disappearing, 1 minute after the first photo 翻閱舊照,原來以往也曾拍攝到雲隙光,但原理與反雲隙光不同: 細看,原來這照片有雲隙光! Oh! This photo has crepuscular rays? 17 DEC 2015      7:56 a.m. 這照片也有! Oh! This photo also has crepuscular rays! 19 OCT 2013     8:02 a.m. 反雲隙光的參考資料: https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8F%8D%E9%9B%B2%E9%9A%99%E5%85%89 天文台解釋雲隙光: http://www.weather.gov.hk/blog/b5/archives/00000144.htm Anti-crepuscular...

晴空怎會有彩虹?How come there's a rainbow when it's so sunny ?

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(English at the bottom) taken on 11.7.2017 還以為眼花,晴空竟也有彩虹? 幾乎沒有留意到它,怎麼在海上( 近右邊遠處) 的一團白雲之下,有一條短短的彩虹? 相比以下 2014 年 8 月 9 日的照片, 彩虹的位置竟然如此相近! 想起彩虹是神與人立約的印記。 在《創世記》 9 章 12-17 節如此寫: 『我把虹放在雲彩中, 這就可作我與地立約的記號了 ...... 水就再不氾濫毁壞一切有血肉的物了。 ...... 』 How come there's a rainbow when it's so sunny ? I thought it ’ s my vision problem when I saw this photo. How come there's a rainbow when it's so sunny ? See the white cloud above the sea? The wide and short rainbow was under it. In the following photo taken on 9 AUG 2014, a rainbow also appeared in the same area on the sea.  Rainbow reminds me of Genesis 9:13-16,  that rainbow is a reminder of God's covenant with human beings:  13"I have set my rainbow in the clouds,  and it will be the sign of the covenant  between me and the earth. 14 Whenever I bring clouds over the earth  and the rainbow appears in the clouds,  15 I will remember my covenant between me and you  and ...

『野地裏的草,神還給它這樣的妝飾』... “If that is how God clothes the grass of the field…”

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(English at the bottom) 『野地裏的草……神還給它這樣的妝飾……』 路邊的一種野草,葉子十分規則,綠色有三種不同層次,平凡但奇妙,使我想起聖經裏的一句 : 『你們這小信的人哪! 野地裏的草,今天還在, 明天就丟在爐裏,神還給它這樣的妝飾, 何況你們呢?』 (馬太福音6:30) “If that is how God clothes the grass of the field…” I saw this wild plant along the roadside, and I was attracted by the amazing regular pattern  and three levels of green color of its leaves.  It has reminded me of the following verse in the Bible: "If that is how God clothes the grass of the field,  which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire,  will He not much more clothe you - you of little faith?" (Matthew 6:30)

烏雲背後有藍天! 這是天父設計的世界 This is the world designed by the Creator. Blue sky behind dark clouds.

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(English at the bottom) 為甚麼烏雲背後竟有藍天? 原來藍天其實一直存在, 只不過被烏雲遮蔽,從自己的角度看不見而已。 大自然界氣象萬千,是雲、風與陽光的合奏和變奏。 4:00 p.m. 山雨欲來 ,突然黯淡無光, 只見由天空至海面有不同層次的灰黑色, 大地彷彿快被黑雲吞噬,有種莫名的恐怖感: 4:00 p.m. 雨後重見藍天, 烏雲与藍天及發光的白雲形成對比: 5:20 p.m. 不到半小時,又再有烏雲上下掩至。 因時近黃昏, 所以高空的白雲被斜陽照射, 特別光亮, 与低空灰暗的雲形成奇妙強烈對比: 5:46 p.m. 天色較明亮, 但那團白光雲的左上方,怎會有一小圓點?是甚麼來?放大照片一看,原來是被照得發 白的月亮正等待夜幕低垂後現身! 5:47 p.m. 後記: 今天忽發奇想, 希望再見到美麗構圖的雲, 或飛鷹、閃電。不料, 下午五時便拍攝到白雲發光, 以及烏黑雲與白光雲的強烈對比, 神即日便回應,實在令人敬畏! 之後接連一段日子 也相繼再拍攝到一些奇景, 令我繼續體會造物主的創造奇工, 繼而萌生以新網誌記錄所見與感受, 終在八月底推出這新網誌。 This is the world designed by the Creator.   Blue sky behind dark clouds. The blue sky is always there,  but sometimes shaded by dark clouds. The first photo was taken before the heavy rain in late afternoon,  there were different levels of grey from the sky to the sea. The second was taken after the rain.  Dark rain clouds contrasted with the blue sky and  bright clouds in the background. The third was taken when it was near sunset...