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Anna Mary Robertson Moses [Sept 7, 1860 - Dec 13, 1961] was born on a farm in Greenwich, New York, and was one of ten children. She had a happy childhood, but was somewhat impoverished. She grew up loving arts, crafts, and also became proficient in needlepoint and quilting. At age 27, she married one of the hired hands and had a family of 10 herself. However, 5 of the children died young. When she developed arthritis in her late 70's, a friend suggested that she try painting instead of stitching. She had her first art exhibition at age...

Explanation: Have you ever seen a sun pillar? When the air is cold and the Sun is rising or setting, falling ice crystals can reflect sunlight and create an unusual column of light. Ice sometimes forms flat, six-sided shaped crystals as it falls from high-level clouds. Air resistance causes these crystals to lie nearly flat much of the time as they flutter to the ground. Sunlight reflects off crystals that are properly aligned, creating the sun-pillar effect. In the above picture taken last week, a sun-pillar reflects light from a Sun setting over Östersund, Sweden.