SkyWatch ~ Kingston Sunset

Sorry guys, I went A.W.O.L. for a couple of days on the spur

of the moment. I drove Himself and me to Kingston on the

coast of the Southern Ocean to feast on crayfish before the

season closed. It is an approx. 300km drive but also the nearest

place for freshly caught crayfish. In the metropolis they are all

pre-frozen.

As a bonus I found this great walk along the Maria River to

the Pier that extends a long way into the sea and also has the

cray shop right next to it.

Reflected sunset clouds in Maria River as we hurry to catch

the main event.

I look up to see the moon clothed all in pink . . .

and at the edge of the world, a red, red sunset is tumbling

into the abyss,

spreading it's afterglow as far as the eye can see.

We sit at the end of the pier and drink in the glory of it all

and lo, as darkness deepens, Venus smiles dow on us and

dances in the wavering waves.

A perfect evening . . .

Sorry once again for being such a tardy visitor, I hope you know

I love all your blogs.

PS if you enlarge Venus, she becomes quite apparent.

OUR WORLD - The Call of the Blue Yonder . . .

Ah . . . the irresistible call of the blue yonder . . .

We're off within a few hours to seek solace by the blue sea

where the jetty invites you to be 'gone fishin' . . .

the water is clear,

the sunrise casts shadows in the sand,

the sunsets are to die for

and freshly caught 'fruit de mere' mouthwateringly sweet.

I'll be back at the end of the week . . . maybe . . .

That is OUR WORLD, what is yours???

SkyWatch ~ Rider in the Sky

About a hundred miles from home, I noticed a galloping

horse keeping up with our 110 kilometre speed. At first,

I thought nothing of it and enjoyed the company but when

I saw the little girl sitting well up on it's neck, I kept my

eyes peeled to make sure she stayed on at that pace.

As the sun dropped lower and lower in the sky, they still

kept pace with us, obviously they were happily riding into

the sunset together.

With the setting sun, they disappeared

as we drove on towards home.

As the sun was turned off, the lights came on . . . sixty miles

to go and we'll be home.

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SkyWatch ~ Arno Bay Sunset

The sunset across the bay looked quite promising

until the clouds rolled in and put a damper on the proceedings.

Luckily a few holes appreared

that added some interest after all.

They are a bit better enlarged . . .

Thank you SkyWatch team for providing this venue.

SkyWatch ~ The night before the fog

I suppose I should have shared these last week but somehow

the poem grew out of the fog so I gave you that instead.

Something drove me out of the house just at the right moment

and this is what greeted my eyes . . .

so, for the next three minutes I did some serious snapping.

This one I did pop in last week but thought you would forgive

the repeat since here it is in its right context. That crazy colour

was over everything . . .

it took a while to get my mouth shut again, just look at those

colours!

From rich to richer, this one does not look like much but enlarge

it and you will see the fluidity of the colours in the sky

and then the sun scaled the horizon and the world became a

different place again.

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SkyWatch ~ Goolwa Sunset Part 2

. . . and so the sky show continues with Hindmarsh Island

lit up like a Christmas tree

as the Christmas lights fade, a magical rainbow appears

and grows brighter still.

Off to the side the voluminous rain clouds colour up

as the rainbow intensifies and the surrounding clouds lose

some of their pink.

The horizon below the pink cloud dulls to blue, yet all is not

done yet, the dynamic skies are still in store for next week.

Tune in again next week for the exciting part of this particular sunset.

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SkyWatch ~ Goolwa Sunset

Last weekend I had a wonderful day with a friend in Goolwa.

We treated ourselves to remarkably good fish and potato

cakes which we ate on the riverbank and had our eyes and souls

filled with this glorious sunset.

These shots are in the order I took them. As it developed,

it was so awesome that our heads just swivelled 360 degrees

Bridge to Hindmarsh Island.

as we ooohed and aaahed at the rapid developments.

I will give you further instalments in the weeks to come.

It gets much better than this as it goes along.

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SkyWatch ~ Purple Sunset

The sky's unusual colour caught my attention, a seemingly
random mix of blue and red . . .

















a flash of bright light on the horizon,

fading as the clouds darken to purple and seem to sink towards

the earth,

leaving just a trace of light in the purple sea of clouds.

The effect enhances with enlarging ....

Thanks to the SkyWatch Team for the opportunity of enjoying

each other's skies.