Shalom

saturday sky

Saturday sky is a meme which I usually reserve for my other blog on handcrafts, mainly knitting. However, I really like this photo so have included it here. It's early morning, early winter, taken at the front of my place. Clicking on the image will give a bigger picture with more of the branches with their interplay of colour and texture. The sun is shining from an early rising at my back as I took the photo.

This gum tree has bark which splits and peels in early summer. the runk whis is usaually a soft blue/grey/green is then very light in colour. When wet, it turns into a bright lime green.

Last year, Miss Six was hopeless at taking photos, so I was pleased she was practising on a digital camera, not one where I would have been paying for developing the photos. Her cousin, a year older, was quite good and took some unusual shots. The year has made the difference. She took this shot in her backyard a week or so ago. I've cropped it a bit because who wants to look at back fences? The sky was as blue as it looks here. Beautiful weather, although rain is always welcome. Again, clicking will enlarge.

august weather

It was forecast as a mild day, too mild for this time of the year.  However at 6:15 this morning I looked out and saw the most beautiful sunrise.  I grabbed the camera and took four shots.  However, the deep dark, ruby-red had gone in those 30 seconds of getting the camera.  It was still beautiful, but the day fulfilled the promise of the sunrise on the clouds.  It was quite chilly and overcast.

Click for a larger view of the picture which was taken looking almost due east.