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Matt Payne, the owner of Matt Payne Media, is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker, an award-winning travel photographer and writer, public speaker and adventurer.

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Full moon tonight.

Full moon tonight.

Oklahoma sky doing its thing tonight.

Oklahoma sky doing its thing tonight.

A few nights back, when it was quite windy, I open

A few nights back, when it was quite windy, I opened the door to our house and a wren had sheltered in our wreath to hide from the breeze. When it flew directly into my face... I screamed. Then it flew into the house and the the next half hour we tried to shepherd it out with brooms. Today I found this guy at Lake Hefner. Not near as exciting but fun to see it in a less “in your face” manner.

Maisie Payne and I were exploring the farm today w

Maisie Payne and I were exploring the farm today when I clocked this halo around the sun. The scientific definition of the phenomenon is below, but on Thanksgiving, I’ll take it as something more spiritual. Nature always speaks. Happy turkey day, all. Hai-Among the best-known halos is the 22° halo, often just called "halo", which appears as a large ring around the Sun or Moon with a radius of about 22° (roughly the width of an outstretched hand at arm's length). The ice crystals that cause the 22° halo are oriented semi-randomly in the atmosphere, in contrast to the horizontal orientation required for some other halos such as sun dogs and light pillars. As a result of the optical properties of the ice crystals involved, no light is reflected towards the inside of the ring, leaving the sky noticeably darker than the sky around it, and giving it the impression of a "hole in the sky".[

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