Sun Pillars

Had a fabulous day on the fells, walked Green Crag in Eskdale (usually a quagmire), but pleasantly dry in the current conditions, followed by Harter Fell.

Lovely conditions for walking, but clear plain blue skies did give rather flat light. 

Just after sunset I witnessed this weather phenomenon, the tall pillar of sunlight lasted about 3/4 of an hour after sunset. I think it's caused by ice crystals in the atmosphere, but that simply had to be my blip, as I've never seen it before.