Bless 'im. He does just that, runs, and before my eyes the prettiest sunset unfolds and I do my best to make some pictures. Click, click.
Shame about the shanty-town appearance of my poultry empire...
Moments - perhaps only seconds - later the rosy sky becomes greyer
...and then greyer still as if a cobweb caul has been thrown over the small mountain kingdom.
Shut the hens in. Stand in the dew-wet grass. Breathe in. And out. How still it is up here. How absolutely perfect. I could squeak with delight.
A lone buzzard soars above Badnage Wood - a distant mew then silence. A swallow swoops to catch a last insect. Somewhere over there - way over there - a tractor works on. These short nights of summer make for long working days and silage must be cut.
So glad I caught this evening's sky.
10 comments:
Sometimes it's just a stroke of luck to be outside for such a light show. Beautiful photos of your big, wide sky.
A beautiful sky is a wonderful thing. Free for all to admire, and never the same twice.
A Gerard Manley Hopkins' sky .
" Glory be God for dappled things -
For skies of couple-colour as a brinded cow ...."
And he would definitely have included the chicken huts too , had he been there .
Beautiful! We are so lucky.
Beautiful. The weather looks good for the next few days so lets hope for a few more glorious evenings.
Stunning. I live in a built up area at the bottom of a little valley, and we never see a sunset. How I'm looking forward to that changing for me!
Thank you and GA for capturing the transitory beauty of that fantastic sunset.
I am sometimes so stunned by sunsets that my feet stop moving. I just want to absorb the subtle progress of the show presented by clouds and sun.
xo
I am a very keen skywatcher and I lurvve your pics, thanks so much for posting.
Gorgeous - we had a similar mackerel sky last week, although don't have the big skies you do to enjoy it.
Its the only con of living in a heavily wooded area - no huge vistas.
love the 'shanty' town photo :)
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