I took a photo of this cloud while we were travelling south along I-95 somewhere in Maine one afternoon of January 2012. The fiery tail of the cloud caught my eye. It was the first time that I saw such an odd-looking cloud. A web search revealed that this could be a rainbow cloud even when, in the case of my picture, the rainbow is not so clear. I wonder if I saw the cloud as it was dissipating. I took several shots and each time, I noticed that the color got a little more faded each time. It would be a year later before I chance upon another rainbow cloud (a more faded one) while travelling on the same road in January of this year.
Apparently, this type of clouds is kind of rare and appears only in colder areas. Here is a link that explains more about this weather phenomenon. 
Thank you so very much for coming by. I have been distracted by some birthday books that I could not post nor visit blogs. Have you ever heard of Ranger’s Apprentice? Oh, this is a great series of books. I love the characters. I think, if you like adventure and happy endings and lovable people, these books are for you.
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Beautiful pics., Imelda.
I checked out the books on Wiki. They sound like really great reads. Enjoy.
They are gorgeous, like gold tipped feathers! Have never seen one before.
Shall check out those books, thanks Imelda.
I love taking pictures of the sky and clouds. This cloud reminds me of angels. Very nice!
Thank you very much, Chelle.
You should join the photo prompts. 
That’s one of my goals. I need to get a better quality camera. My iPhone is okay but not the best.
Go for it, Chelle.
I got an entry level DSLR kit (a.k.a. the cheapest available) at 50%off from Amazon. I see lots of good photos taken with the iPhone. Just keep on clicking – there are even blogs dedicated to phone photography.
I bought a little cheapie so I’ll play around with it and see what I come up with. Thanks for the encouragement!
This is a sweet picture! Thanks for capturing it and sharing it
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Imelda,
That is a very unique cloud.
Nice capture.
Claudia
Lovely clouds, and definitely unique. I’ll be looking those books up as well, thanks.
Beautiful clouds and strange phenomenon. How lucky you were to see them!
Love it! recently.. maybe around the same time period, in PA, I was taking my mother to dinner and saw these ‘fire rainbows’. Faint at first, but then suddenly this one did exactly what you have in your picture and looked like a flame(s) of fire, including the shape of the cloud. I’d never seen them get like that before and soooo wish I’d had the camera with me! I’m glad you captured these!
We see them in the winter here sometimes too. I grew up calling them sundogs and that it meant that snow was on it’s way. I’m not sure if that’s true but it always makes me smile to see them. Impressive pictures you got of them, way cooler than your average rainbow!
The sky holds many, ever changing breathtaking images. A beautiful painting in the sky that reminds us how amazing God is. Have a blessed weekend.
Wonderful capture!
WOW! This is beautiful and unique. I’m glad you captured it so clearly.
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Hmmm… Unique indeed!
That is a neat looking cloud – I haven’t seen anything like that before (probably because it’s not cold enough here!)