I stood and faced in the opposite direction, taking a photo of a hungry and screaming young raptor bird on a roof, and when I turned around, I saw this beauty.
It was indeed a lovely and beautiful surprise that made me feel so happy.
Of course, this was not all to see as the skies played out like I was in a movie house later on. The rainbow and the rolling clouds came in from the eastern side over the mountains and the sun was busy setting on the western side over the ocean. I wanted so much to get on the roof to get a shot of the rainbow above the mountains, but I could not dodge my wife, as she would scream blue murder if I touched the step ladder :)
Come and see.
Almost a double rainbow, but not to be this time.
The last piece of the rainbow as the clouds started rolling in.
All white at the ocean side where the sun was going down.
This was the young raptor bird, a Harrier Hawk that I was focused on before I turned around to see the rainbow.
I could even get him taking off in the bad light.
The western side started to color.
And the clouds coming over from the east towards the west made for a great show.
The dove sat in the light sunlight singing a love song to some unseen lady.
A geese family on the way home.
And then things started getting darker.
You can see the wind at work on this cloud.
Everything started greying in the sky as the evening started.
So, I took you on a series of sky shots journey to show you the lovely process of nightfall in our area. Similar to life, some days are drab and other days are lovely. Today was a great experience, especially with that unannounced rainbow appearance and also the colors in the sky.
Life has many surprises and it often catches us offside with both good and bad events, but we learn to appreciate the good ones, as they balance out the bad ones. It's a process that we all have to go through as the sky in here today so clearly demonstrates to us.
I think about the rainy days as the bad days in our lives, and the storms remind me of the intensity of the bad.
Then the beautiful days remind me about all of the happy days when everything turns our great. Then a rainbow reminds me about those very special days. Just my way of looking at things.
And now, the time has arrived for a powercut, and I am out of here!
I hope that you have enjoyed the pictures.
And That's All Friends.
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Such an amazing view. I don't know if to feel jealous that you were able to witness and capture such wondrous sights but since you were so thoughtful enough to share, I guess I should let you off the hook. I loved the rainbow but I loved those majestic clouds more. Simply ethreal.🥹🥰💜
Ooh! Thank you and I am so glad that you left me off the hook !LOL
Thank you also for the compliments Tessa and I promise to remain thoughtful.
You got off the hook easy this time.😂 It's a pleasure interacting with you.🌺
I am used to dodging hooks and great that you like the interaction 😊
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Oh yes Angela, nature is indeed wonderful.
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That’s a great surprise turning around and seeing this rainbow 🌈 awesome…
Thanks for sharing this.
The raptor does look hungry hahah
Have a beautiful Wednesday 👋🏻😊
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Thank you Jackie, and I was so glad, firstly to get that young Hawk on camera and the stunning scene that awaited me when I turned around.
A dark Wednesday with power cuts and dark clouds !LOL
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Perfect moments…
That’s a shame, here clear blue skies… with snowy mountains and the sun ☀️
Such a pretty sight. But from tomorrow clouds and more snow until mid next week.
So could be interesting.
Hubby has a business trip lined up next week. 2 times, yesterday and today are parts of the flights cancelled already so he had to juggle to get other flights. It’s the last bit up here, both times.
Have a wonderful day even with the dark clouds and power cuts 👋🏻😊
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Yep, the snowy mountains with clear blue skies are a wonderful sight, as a friend in Austria often shows me their snow pictures.
By the last bit up here, I take it to mean that he will not have to do any more flights after this?
I don't mind the dark clouds as today was all gray with occasional fairy rain 😊
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Yes, Austria will have the same beautiful snowy Mountain View’s.
The first flight out. And the last flight back is getting cancelled. So far the new flights in stead are looking good. Hope the weather holds. As the highlands (last part up here) can get bad weather.
I know what you mean. Dark weather can give beautiful moody photographs. One of my favourites 😎
Have a great Friday Zac 👋🏻😊
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Lovely photos indeed Jackie and I hope that the new flights will be successful.
At least we had some sun again today between the white clouds and we took a drive through some of the town's suburbs to see if there were any small houses with views up for sale. Nothing found as only mansions in there.
Friday is done and it wasn't bad except for the power cuts.
Hope that your Friday is better.
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Thank you so much, it looks like a go. The 2 flights are spaced over 2 days now on both sides. So 2 extra nights for him away.
That’s nice you took a drive up there to have a look. Always good to orientate. Who knows you might stumble upon something special. 😉
It’s getting busy again as so much to arrange and organise. But we went out today for a drive and saw beautiful snowy mountains and frozen lakes.
Have a wonderful Saturday evening Zac 👋🏻😊
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Awesome, Zac, I haven't seen a rainbow for quite a while 🌈 and it's even a double rainbow - great 😀
And these clouds are also well worth a big WOW 👍
It's an interesting idea to look at the rainy and the nice day that way - so I have been quite wet sometimes in the past 😉
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Thank you Hannes and sadly only the start of a double rainbow. Now I am waiting to get a full double rainbow 😉 !LOLZ
They say that human beings can never be completely satisfied and I am ashamed that I didn't appreciate getting even a sight of a rainbow 😮
Glad that you liked the clouds.
I said elsewhere that I like the challenge to outrun the rain, but yes at times I am also caught out and drenched. I don't like sliding around on the car seat in a wet pants when I drive 🤣
Cheers and thanks.
Double rainbow is double rainbow, and yours is great 😀
A full double rainbow is very seldom and I can't remember to have seen one in the past years, but of course if I would see a scene like yours I would also wait until both rainbws are full.
Yep, I can understand that - sitting with wet clothes in a car isn't what I like either 😅
This is what I would call the start of a double rainbow 🤣 !LOLZ
Yep, you are right Hannes, but I have seen a full double rainbow 4 years ago when we still lived on the apple farm. Maybe I have posted it, as I can't remember. So I will wait until I can see one again 😉
As usual you know exactly what I am talking about and that's why I keep two towels in the car now 😊
Oh? According to the curves that is rather the end of the rainbow 🤣 !LOLZ
It is a lovely photo though and I like to see how the dark clouds swallow the rest of the rainbow.
Cheers and thanks.
It's hard here to see a full rainbow because we are living between mountains, as you know, but sometimes when you're high up or further in the north, where the land is more flat, you can see them. Double rainbows are very rare though.
There are also two towels in my van - an orange and a gray one 🤣 !LOLZ
Thanks, my friend, the sun was rising behind me and the storm clouds were slowly moving away 😊
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Yeah, it must be difficult for you to see the rainbows, but I am glad that you could see them at times when you were in the right place.
Hahaha, only way that we can neutralize mother nature's tricks 😊 !LOLZ
I say again that it is a lovely picture and the low hanging clouds lends a great character to the shot 😊
Cheers and thanks.
Let's search rainbows and try to stay dry 🤣🤣🤣 !LOLZ
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@papilloncharity Awesome captures. The dove seems to be staring at you, taking the shot.
The sky looks brilliant in the second and third last photos. Magnificent !!! :) :)
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Thank you Amit, and that dove was singing a love song to some unseen sweetheart.
Great also that you had some favorites!
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I loved rhat rainbow. So much that it tugged at my heartstrings. And yes, life can come with surprises. I just hope we are prepared for them alor at least, able to take them in stride.
Thank you for the appreciation and I was happy to get the rainbow. Life goes up and down and once that one really understands this, then life becomes easier to bear. Nothing is permanent.
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Thank you and I am glad that you liked the photo.
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Oh yes, we also see little rainbows in the sprinkler system, but they are man-made and not so enjoyable as the beauty of nature's rainbows !LOL