Showing posts with label Setting moon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Setting moon. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 2, 2023

Dusk and dawn - sun and moon


Yesterday afternoon Fiona and I were walking to the west along our local road just as the sun was setting - the sunset was just startling as you can see from the photos above and below.


On our way home Fiona pointed out the pale moon that could be seen fleetingly as clouds drifted over it - photos below.


By the time we got home the clouds had cleared and the moon was becoming clearly visible as you can see from the photos below taken looking east from the front of our home.



This morning just before Fiona and I were heading off to exercise and walk respectively Fiona said have you seen the moon behind the clouds out the back of our place. No I hadn't but dashed out in time to take a couple of photos before the moon was covered by dense cloud.



On my walk the sun began to rise and I stopped to take the couple of photos below because of the very interesting layering of the a rising mist-clouds in the foreground and the clouds that look like trees in the background behind the actual tree silhouettes.



I am just taken by the fact that at dusk and dawn on two consecutive days both sun and moon were above the horizon.

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Moon, butterfly in flight and other fragments

 

Of course I would have to post a couple of photos of this current moon. I woke at 4am to the moonlight creeping into the bedroom so decided on a photo. Then I took a few more over the next couple of hours as it began to set.



I was down in the garden watering yesterday and had this butterfly companion - I managed to take this photo of it in flight.

The walk this morning offered some fragments and layers.






There were a few new orchids on show in G's orchid house - all the same variety but different colours.






Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Moon, orchids and other morning fragments

 

The setting moon has been quite gorgeous over the past few days - setting later each morning of course. This morning a 3/4 moon hung in a clear blue morning sky.

A couple of photos from the 25 July.


A couple of images from this morning on the iPhone.


G's orchid house did not disappoint this morning.





I did not expect to see much on today's walk - very wintery. But as you can see nature can always surprise.






I'm always grateful that I have sight to appreciate such beauty.

Friday, May 28, 2021

Eclipse

 

A few photos of the progression of the eclipse on Wednesday night.






And moonset on Thursday morning - behind pink sun blushed clouds




Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Moon and other fragments

 

It is a while since I have taken photos of the moon - I think these are the first moonset lot that I have taken from the back deck of our new home. A celebration of the Easter moon?




The view to the west gives the opportunity to see the moon set behind trees closer to us - opening photo and the following photo.

And of course the Wednesday walk always offers a few delightful fragments.