We witnessed a particularly glorious sunset this evening, although I didn’t quite make it to the hilltop in time to capture the most spectacular sight. About 10 seconds before this photograph was taken, the blood-red sun had been shining through a hole in the clouds, just above the mountains where the small bright dot can [...]
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Oh dear, another repetitious sunset…
26 September, 2008
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Ho hum, despite promising to do better, I’ve come over all repetitious and non-fresh, having taken yet another sunset photograph and posting it here to bore all and sundry. I suppose there’s no point reminding people to click through for the large image, is there? I mean, it’s all been seen before. (Another four can [...]
Read moreAnother autumn sunrise
25 September, 2008
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Yes, it’s another autumn sunrise, although this one was especially interesting as an upside-down reflection of the sun could be seen moving across the clouds for about five minutes. It appears to be an extremely rare event, although I did find a description of something similar that occurred on 30 November 1935. Click through to [...]
Read moreAutumn sunrise
18 September, 2008
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Just on 6.45am, the sun began to rise over the croft and it was immediately obvious we had perfect weather conditions for a glorious start to the day: clear skies over the croft, bands of broken cloud to the east, and clear, still air. I raced up to the study, grabbed the camera, and shot [...]
Read moreSpring in the vegetable patch
2 May, 2008
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Spring is finally upon us in north-east Scotland and while a late frost is still possible, the plants have decided it’s time to grow. While we were working in the vegetable patch today, we took a few photographs. First, the rhubarb.
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