Looking up - feathers and moon

©2017 Barry Smith - A setting moon - very very early morning - dark clear sky

The morning walk this morning was absolutely gorgeous. It started in the near dark; but there was moonlight.

©2017 Barry Smith  - This morning's moon - about 5.45am

And then as I walked the morning gave way gave way to a sky filled with wisps of cloud - some reminded me of feathers floating from the sky. And what started as whips of white were lit up by the rising sun.

©2017 Barry Smith  - Wisps of cloud - like a feather floating down 

©2017 Barry Smith  - Wisps of cloud - a touch of pink in the early light

©2017 Barry Smith  - Wisps of cloud - a touch of fire in the early light

©2017 Barry Smith  - Wisps of cloud - and then all returned to blue and white after the sunrise

The morning moon still hung in the sky - but now a blue sky with cloud wisps.

©2017 Barry Smith  - Morning moon against a blue morning sky - about 6.30am

©2017 Barry Smith  - Morning moon against a blue morning sky with cloud wisps

Over the last week I have captured a couple of other phases on the moon.

First a setting full moon.

©2017 Barry Smith  - Morning setting moon against a grey sky

©2017 Barry Smith  - Morning moon - disappearing below the western ridge line

©2017 Barry Smith  - Morning moon - disappearing below the western ridge line

And a moon morning moon on the wane.

©2017 Barry Smith  - Between the setting full monad this morning's moon

And just for a smile I had to add this photo of a little visitors perched on top of one of the maples down by the rock river.

©2017 Barry Smith  - A little honey eater - quiet a few inhabit the trees on the terraces

Amidst the stress there can be the calming beauty of nature.