There was a lot to smile about yesterday - it was Friday, a summer's day and a weekend of sunshine lay ahead.
This extraordinary image is just one more thing to be cheerful about.
The photograph,
which has gone viral on the internet, shows clouds passing in front of
the sun - creating what appears to be a smiley face.
Happy summer: Clouds pass in front of the sun in this image that is doing the rounds on the internet
Little is known about the image, which was first posted on Reddit six days ago and has been doing the rounds on blogs and websites ever since.
It is not clear where it was taken, or whether the sun is rising or setting. But as it sits low on the
horizon, it fills the sky with light the colour of a rosé wine - the
thought of which is, of course, gave yet another reason for a smile.
The back of the shuttle Atlantis and International Space Station can be seen passing in front of the Sun
Now.....Some of the most Spectacular images of 2009
Mt Everest in the Hymalayas
Southern France: A bolt from the blue - 300,000 volt bolt of lightning strikes - September, 2009.
A firefighter prepares to battle a forest fire in Grammatiko village northeast of Athens
A huge forest fire burns in the Ntrafi suburb of Penteli mountain in Athens
Lion's Gate Bridge from Cypress Mountain, Vancouver, in the early morning fog.
A dramatic sunst over Stonehenge
Italian Frecce Tricolori at Moscow International Airshow 2009
And they're off! 326 balloons came in all shapes and sizes and from across the globe for the world record breaking event at Chambley-Bussierres( France)
Weather pics: Children play in fountains during the heatwave in northern China...and
A couple stand amongst breaking waves on the seaaside promenade as the monsoon rains arrive in Munbai. Images: AFP/GETTYYouths celebrate in the north-west Punjab village of Baghura, near Patiala.
Lightning strike - Guanzhou Airport
Blue Impulse (T-4), the Japanese Air Self-defence Forces aeorbatic demonstration team perform at the opening festival of Yokohama Port.
Baby female panda, Lin Hui, under the care of a Vetinariay doctor at Chiang Mai Zoo in Bankok.
Daily Telegraph Travel pic winner and runners up...2009.05.27
Winner: Rory Mullan - Inuit hunter and dogs, Qaanaaq, Greenland
Rice Terraces in Ping'An, China - from Matt Shelley. Sunset in Sigiriyya, Sri Lanka - Louise Heal Bathtime in Laos - Holly Bantleman
Under a cloud in the UK? This remarkable picture of a cloud formation was taken by teenager Jessica Wild in Worcester.
NASA space shuttle Atlantis en route to the Hubble Space Telescope, silhouetted against the sun taken by an astronomer in Florida. USA.
A cool winter and warm spring bring a carpet of bluebells to may woodland floors
Pilgrims gather on the river by the Sikh Golden Temple at Amritzar
The Red Star of China is reflected in the military band in the Great Hall of the People, Beijing.
Japanese Mud Festival
World Press Photographers 2008 Awards
Winner Nature Single Photograph: Chaiten Volcano erupting in Chile. Photo: Carlos F Gutierrez
Bo Bor - 2nd prize winner of Spot News Stories. Earthquake survivors being rescued in Sichuan Province - China
London New Year Celebrations: Big Ben & The London Eye Photos: AP.
A resident walks in Ditan Park, Beijing. In Shanghai, shoppers look for traditional decorations in local market stalls.
This is real - a kingfisher hunting!
Fireworks light up the sky-line in Beijing during the Spring Festival celebrations, 2009.
Pilgrims burn incense to pay homage to the God of Wealth at the Guiyuan Buddhist Temple in Wuhan as part of the Chinese New Year celebrations
A heron and pelican pic from Mexico Syddney Opera House silhoutted at sunrise
Fireworks at The Bird's Nest - Beijing A man with a camel walks past the moon during an eclipse
A fisherman collects dead fish from Guanqiao Lake, Wuhan
Greenland and the thaw.
Clifton Suspension Bridge - Bristol, England
The Wulihe Stadium implodes at a controlled explosion in ShenyagTin Stix Dynamite Team at the Al Ain Aerobatic Show, Abu Dhabi
A Stuntman in Flames at the World Stntman Awards at Paramount Pictures, Hollywood
Joel Parkinson wipes out in a 20' high wave at the O'Neill World Cup Surfing Chamionships at Sunset Beach, Hawaii
Cam Sinclair completes a double back-flip into the harbour in Sydney, Australia
Julian Beavers winter art work drawn in chalk on a street in Brussels
Pilgrims gather at Mecca during Romadan, 2008
And this is one of my all time favourite pictures...
2008 Drummers at the spectacularly noisy opening of the equally spectacular Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
Awash with colour: A lion prowls
through a carpet of bluebells, which have arrived a month later than
normal this year thanks to the unusually cold winter 
A dramatic sunst over Stonehenge
Weather pics: Children play in fountains during the heatwave in northern China...and
Blue Impulse (T-4), the Japanese Air Self-defence Forces aeorbatic demonstration team perform at the opening festival of Yokohama Port.
Baby female panda, Lin Hui, under the care of a Vetinariay doctor at Chiang Mai Zoo in Bankok.
NASA space shuttle Atlantis en route to the Hubble Space Telescope, silhouetted against the sun taken by an astronomer in Florida. USA.
Japanese Mud Festival
This is real - a kingfisher hunting!
Fireworks light up the sky-line in Beijing during the Spring Festival celebrations, 2009.
