Enough politics for today. It is far too depressing to focus on the intolerance and evil in the world. What better tonic for the soul than natural beauty.

The photo is by Morten Ross, taken in Sandbukta, Svartskog, south of Oslo Norway. The whiteish clouds that you see in this picture are Noctilucent Clouds. They get their name from the fact glow like a neon light suspended in the night sky.

These clouds hang at the very edge of space, 80kms above the earth. They are a recent phenonemon hinting that man has had a part in their creation. They are thought to be made of rocket emissions and perhaps some cosmic dust. Here are some more from Finland.

Find out more about Noctilucent Clouds at Nasa