I bought myself a gift today.

It is a Canon EOS 40D digital camera with an awesome 18-200mm lens.

I have taken about a hundred images in just a few hours.

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And there was an AWESOME 22° halo that was a perfect picture frame for my oak. For a time it had an upper tangent arc and parahelia with tails, and a brief circumzenithal arc.

Also takes great indoor images like my terrarium, without flash! (hey,  that is a real running waterfall in there)

And showcases my large cactus collection quite well. I am having a blast!

Stay tuned for more…