It's Alive!

Last night we got a spectacular show from Mt. Etna. It was erupting! Mt. Etna seems to do that a lot as it is an active volcano. When we first moved here, I was a little startled by the fact that it erupts a lot. However, in our orientation class, one of the locals explained that the fact that it erupts a little bit every so often is a good thing. It keeps it from building up into a large explosion that could really cause some danger.

It was an amazing sight to see the red hot flames. A lot of people in our neighborhood were doing the same thing as we were: enjoying Mt. Etna's show.

For concerned family and friends, we are fine. Today the eruption has stopped and all is well. Jeff told me that when he was stationed here before he experienced ash rain. If it rains shortly after the volcano erupts, then the rain will be laden with soot and will appear as though it is raining mud. Weird, huh?

Also, the picture above is one I found online and not from yesterday's eruption. Click here for the link to an interesting website that shows a lot of pictures of Mt. Etna.