SkyWatch & FLORAL FRIDAY - Dark clouds and desert flower

We were so lucky to have a thick cloud come up

and drop 4.5 mm 

everything in the garden perked up for a little while

a slightly closer view of our rain bearing cloud and sunset

a tiny white star gleaming in the desert

for Floral Friday

Linking with SkyWatch and FLORAL FRIDAY

SkyWatch Friday - A Colourful Sunset

It is so nice to have clouds in the sky on a regular basis again

they certainly lend a certain  je ne sais quoi

to a sunset.

I do love to see what the sky offers us during the day,

Hope you do too.

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SkyWatch - Wind and Eye Candy

Just a few interesting visible wind phenomena,

a contrail twisted by an upper atmosphere wind stream

oops, this is a bit of a ring-in, I saw some crows flying overhead,

did a fast reaction body twist and snap . . . gotcha!

A layer of cloud sweeping in,

can you see the associated wind turbulence that is whipping up 

the clouds into a frothing surf?

When the wind does that at ground level where you cannot 

see it, it can toss and topple a plane on landing,

not pleasant for anyone. Airports at some locations are closed

and all traffic diverted under such conditions.

Enough of the lesson in meteorology, here is some gentle 

eye candy, just some cumulo-nimbus at sunset.

Don't you just love watching the sky?

I do.

SkyWatch - Happiness is . . . Clouds

Oh the joy of seeing a few clouds in the sky!

Looking at the skyline on the hill behind my house.

A gentle hush of pink just south west of the sunset.

SkyWatch - Sunset Clouds

I tried to catch the golden lining to the clouds but it was too 

bright . . .

so I caught the fluffy clouds against the blue 

and some bare trees

but could not resist zooming in to the main event.

My heart goes out to all the folks in Colorado who have lost their homes,

I have been in the same boat. I hope with all my heart that you get a good thunderstorm to douse the fires.

God bless you all.

SkyWatch - A Day at Wirrealpa

Sunrise at a place I dearly love, Wirrealpa station in the North of 

South Australia.

A little drama during the day

that resolved itself into a rather nice sunset at gin & tonic time.

What a difference a day makes . . .

SkyWatch - More Kingston Sunset

This was one of the reddest sunsets I have ever seen, the sky, 

the sea, the very air was suffused with a glowing golden red.

The sun had set but the birds refused to go to bed,

flying in pairs,

practising formation flying

or, like these cormorants, were just sitting around by the dozen.

What fun it is to SkyWatch, the more you do it, the more you enjoy it.

SkyWatch - Another Wirrealpa Sunset

Before we left Wirrealpa Station to go to Arkaroola, the evening

sky put on another splendid show for us.

They day had been hot with the sun really biting. 

Hard to imagine that a mere 700km south, it was already so cold 

that we had our electric blankets in use.

Somehow in the dry inland, sunrises and sunsets are so much

more spectacular than at home.

A windmill always helps although we have a few at home too.

Happy skywatching everyone!

SkyWatch - Wirrialpa Sunset

Some 700km north from our rapidly cooling autumn weather, our first evening at Wirrealpa station gifted us this brilliant sunset. Going north for us is like going south in the northern hemisphere to seek out some natural warmth.

One could get lost in the colour alone,

 let alone the soothing vista of windmill, trees and sky.

The sun drops lower, the birds are stilled and peace reigns in this little piece of heaven of 1,650 acres running sheep and cattle and catering for guests in their cottage and shearers' quarters.

As night falls, the sky clears revealing a blaze of stars unmarred by any light source. The perfect place to sit back, look up and float away into the universe.

SkyWatch ~ Shades of Sunset

With daily maxima having dropped from 41C to 18C I felt like

getting my winter woollies out again. All this chopping and

changing did however make for a splendid sunset.

A peek at the main event,

a slight shift to let you see the streak of greenish blue near

the horizon,

gentleness a little further south,

a complete change of mood slightly northward

and back to the main event which during these few moments

has managed to pale a fraction.

Please leave me a comment if you can. I will do my utmost to come and visit,

however, events in my life beyond my control have severely restricted my blogging.

Happy Skywatch everyone!

SkyWatch ~ Sunset, a Moment of Glory

As the sun was setting, there was a blaze of gold on the skyline

over Moon Hill.

Startlingly bright against the dark land,

after the brightness faded, the clouds changed to burnt orange

and moments later the show was over with just a touch of

soft pink lingering in the easter sky.

OK, this is my sky, now let me see yours . . .

SkyWatch ~ Sunset Changes

The golden promise

darkens into orange,

casting a smoky reflection in the dam

and moments later fades into quite different shades

yet still some colour lingers to set off the windmill . . .

only to pale into an afterglow

as the sky mourns the loss of yet another day .

All photos enlarge as always.

With many thanks to the great folks at SkyWatch who host this meme.