As I wake up on a picture perfect spring day, skip outside without a coat and bathe in the beautiful sunlight, it behooves us to remember that we exist here because nature tolerates us, and sometimes are subject to her moods and tempers.

The unexpected eruption of a volcano in Chile is certainly one such mood, it seems.  That is definitely scary enough, but check out what happened when a thunderstorm collided with the plume of ash.  Absolutely breathtaking, and it drives the point home that for all our fancy intellect and technology, we could be wiped off the earth if we make her mad enough.

Here’s a picture I stole without permission from the link above.  Awesome.