Middletown Daily Photo: Skywatch Friday: Awesome Sunrise

Friday, February 18, 2011

Skywatch Friday: Awesome Sunrise

This is a case of being in the right place at the right time. I went into work earlier than usual on Monday and saw this while standing outside of my garage.

Check out more Skywatch images at the Skywatch Site!

5 comments:

Wasserfrau said...: What a wonderful sunrise. Where I am living, I have never seen such a fire on the sky in the mornng. Very spectactular.
Have a nice weekend!
Elfe; February 18, 2011 at 7:58 AM
Magical Mystical Teacher said...: This looks like a raging forest fire!

CHICKEN LITTLE

Chicken Little thinks the sky
Will be falling bye and bye,
Crashing to the ground like sand
Scattered over sea and land.

What do silly chickens know?
Who told Chicken Little so?
She should get the story straight:
Sky’s not falling, it’ll wait!

© 2011 by Magical Mystical Teacher

Sundown Sentinel; February 18, 2011 at 11:41 AM
Lois said...: What beautiful color! It does look like the sky is on fire.; February 18, 2011 at 1:16 PM
Sally in WA said...: Fabulous! Fiery oranges and reds exploding in the morning sky.; February 20, 2011 at 1:35 PM
forgetmenot said...: What a beautiful sky--could it be any brighter. I don't think so!!!!; February 23, 2011 at 6:23 PM

About Middletown

Middletown, Maryland was founded in 1767 and is said to be named either for its position midway between South Mountain and the Catoctin Mountains or its central location between the larger Maryland cities of Frederick and Hagerstown. A few years earlier, a visiting surveyor and future “Father of our Country” George Washington referred to Middletown Valley as one of the most beautiful places he had ever seen.

The town was incorporated in 1833. After the Civil War battles of South Mountain and Antietam, Middletown churches served as hospitals for both Union and Confederate soldiers.

Today Middletown boasts a delicate balance of old and new. Instead of a Mayor, the town leader is a Burgess. Some of the buildings were built in the 1700s and 1800s. There are large Victorian homes as well as the typical cookie-cutter subdivisions that dot the edge of the Washington DC commuter exurbs.

The only franchise restaurant in town is a Subway; the only Starbucks is inside the Safeway.

If you really want to understand what small-town America feels like, visit Middletown during the Independence Day festivities and fireworks at Middletown Park, the Volunteer Fire Department’s annual mid-July Carnival or the Middletown Heritage Festival held in the fall.