Residents in Aotearoa: Sunset

Thursday, 31 December 2020

Sunset

On December 27, 2020, in the evening, I noticed that it was raining to the north of us. The lighting looked a little odd, so I thought that I'd watch and see if I could get any interesting photos. Well, it's a good thing I did. Watch, that is. Because I did. Get interesting photos, that is.

Not long after this first shot was taken, colors started to explode everywhere.

(Fish eye lens)

I thought that if all this was happening on the northside of the house, what was happening on the south and west sides?

I walked out the front door and looked straight up. Wow.

Then, to the west...

And the south.

At this point, I went back to the north side...

Shortly after I took this one, the colors started fading to grey, and quickly too. The light show didn't last long, but it was great while it lasted. The last one of the year, as it turned out.

The next morning at 8 a.m. Back to normal. -djf

2 comments:

Dianne1 January 2021 at 05:59
These pictures are great! The sky and cloud colors are so intense and so.. colorful! If this were in Michigan I'd definitely be heading for cover - after I took as many pictures as possible before the storm hit.

Also, can't wait to see what's coming next in this spot - as announced in your side story..
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My deer blind, a place outside of time and space.

This is a picture of my deer hunting blind. I built in in 1975 and used it until about 2010. I'm publishing this picture and text on November 15 of 2022, the opening day of Michigan's rifle deer hunting season, to remember all the years I spent sitting there and occasionally harvesting a deer. I think that the meat I provided for my family was only a small portion of the benefit I received from hunting in this manner. Of greater value to me was the time I spent alone, watching the forest and its many components interact. I had time to unwind from the stresses of my work, to appreciate our world, and even sometimes to pray. That blind was a refuge to me. It was cozy, and comfortable and I spent much more time filming the activities of not only deer, but bears, racoons, turkeys, squirrels, hawks, and once, even a snowy owl, than I did harvesting deer. May I suggest to all of you that you try to find some time and a place, where you can be alone, and where you can ponder and appreciate your life and your place in the world. It does a body good. -djf