[Photos] The progression of a sunrise on the first of June...

[moonvoice]

I have this wonderful thing known as terminal insomnia; which is a form of insomnia where instead of having problems falling asleep, you have a problem where you wake up earlier than usual (no matter what time you go to bed), and can't fall asleep again. I'm having a bit of a relapse right now... so this morning, while I let the cat outside to pretend to go to the toilet (after getting lost two houses down he came back in and used the litter tray instead. WTF???), I decided to watch the sunrise.

And then when I realised the sunrise was going to show off... I decided to take some pictures. :)

01. Red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning... and all that. This is the view from our front porch. Some of it will disappear when all the houses go up.







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04. Close up of the clouds and the highlights.



05. The sun rises in the East.

Comments

[bodhifox.livejournal.com]

Didn't your season change today, or am I wildly confused? It's around the 21st we change to summer.

hit post too soon!

Wicked pics!

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Um, maybe it did, but our seasons don't follow a four season format here anyway. We have an 8-9 month long Summer, and then a laggy Autumn, a very short Winter and a warm Spring. The Indigenous Nyungah actually believe in 6 seasons, and most of them are variations on the theme of Summer.

But technically, it's probably the first day of Winter here. Ironically they have predicted rain. We may not see any.

[faerysprl.livejournal.com]

Wow! that's stunning.

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much. :)

[scarletwildfire.livejournal.com]

This sky is gorgeous!

[skitty-kitty.livejournal.com]

that is worth getting up early for. ;)

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Aw, I dunno. I don't believe in paying the price of insomnia and nightmares for a sunrise... but it was certainly something that made it more bearable.

[cariadwen.livejournal.com]

We recently (in BBC land) had a programme which was one hour on the beauty of clouds by cloud spotters. There is also a book and a world wide network of people who like to spot unusual clouds. Yours are the best I've seen for along time.

Cloud
Appreciation Society, and is presented by society founder, Gavin Pretor-Pinney.'


http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00k99th/b00k99rf/Cloudspotting/

[cariadwen.livejournal.com]

Sorry that link no longer works this one will.

cloudappreciationsociety.org/

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Thank you for that!! It sounds really cool.
I love looking at cloud formations, though I can't identify them to save my life. *blush*

[storm-seeker.livejournal.com]

That is stunning. ^_^

Especially #4. The sky reminds me of a blast wave from a fire, weird red flames rolling towards us. O.o

What color of red would you say that is, out of curiosity? I can't find a name for it that I feel suits.

What is your season format in correspondence to Europe/US then? We aren't quite at the first day of Summer here yet. (Care to expand on the 6 seasons you mentioned too? I haven't heard of that before. *curious* ^_^)

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

The colours are probably a combination of flourescent pink, vermillion reds and maybe some magentas as well.

As for our seasonal correspondences, aside from the fact that traditionally we're the opposite of the Northern Hemisphere, I've never paid much attention because it's always radically inaccurate from what is actually going on.

The Nyungah seasons are the following:

Birak (Dec/Jan) - Very dry and hot; no rain, a time of burning the land to provide food.

Bunuru (Feb/Mar) - Extremely hot (hottest part of the year), sometimes humid, occasional rain.

Djeran (Apr/May) - Warm, beginning of cooling. Most days sunlight. (And still very 'Summery' by Northern Hemisphere standards).

Makuru (Jun/Jul) - Cold fronts move further North, instead of just touching the coasts. Usually the wettest part of the year.

Djilba (Aug/Sep) - Coldest part of the year, but not the wettest. Clear days and nights usually.

Kambarang (Oct/Nov) - Warming, dryness, very few cold fronts. (Again, 'Summer' by Northern Hemisphere standards).

The Nyungah aren't the only Aboriginals to follow a 6-season patter. The Wardandi and Mooro in Western Australia did the same, and I'm pretty sure other groups have 6 seasons as well.

[silere.livejournal.com]

Beautiful. Thank you for sharing. I hope your quality of sleep improves.

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Thank you. *snugs*

[anrui-ichido.livejournal.com]

Wow.. the sky looks like it's on FIRE. I love it. And not just because I love fire. :D Not only that, the quality of the shots is amazing... so much clarity and detail. Excellent job.

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I loved the sky this morning, it was very captivating. :D

[shimmerhawk.livejournal.com]

Wow! You have such a nice view of the sky there, and that sunrise is spectacular! I saw an amazing one like that one morning but I didn't have my camera. :(

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Aw it would've been awesome to see your sunrise too. I'm just happy I thought to get my camera. So often I forget!

[skyfiery.livejournal.com]

The sky's on fire. :D

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

:D

[sidheblessed.livejournal.com]

Stunning!

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[bodylove.livejournal.com]

wow that is amazing!!

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much. :D

[ariestess]

Oh my goodness! I love how the reds deepen and morph into orange thru the pics. What a lovely set of images.

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Yeah it was a gorgeous sunrise. :)

[starla80.livejournal.com]

OMG Pia, the gorgeousness!

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Aw thank you!

[white9-fox.livejournal.com]

Wow. First reaction was VOLCANO!

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Heh. I love sunsets and sunrises that look like this.

[lupabitch.livejournal.com]

That's an awesome progression of pics! Also, how is Moet enjoying exploring?

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Moet is really loving it. He is pretty much an inside cat these days; so for the couple of hours a day that he's outside, he romps around. :)

[minxee.livejournal.com]

Beautiful!!!!! Great photos!

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :D :D

[bewylderbeast.livejournal.com]

Oh my goodness!

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

I was in awe as I watched. Especially as it started as that tiny thread of red, and I had no idea how it would go.

[singingnettle.livejournal.com]

Unbelievable.

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :)

[negani.livejournal.com]

Wooow.

I love the photos, especially the continuity. And the yellow on the fifth photo.
Thank you for the interesting info on six seasons.

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the yellow on the fifth photo is my favourite. It was like the sky was on fire. Just gorgeous...

[http://users.livejournal.com/__hellyes/]

My god that is beautiful! I love how the clouds are like a deep charcoal. You're so lucky to be able to see that much of the horizon every day!

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I am very blessed to live where I do. :)

[chorisschema.livejournal.com]

These are pretty.

...Does it snow in winter over there?

-E

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Nope it never snows in Winter here; consequently, I've never seen snow.

[shioneh.livejournal.com]

These made me gasp. What an amazing sky and amazing photography :-) My favourites are n4 and n5 for the amazing gradient from such cold colours to such warm ones but they are all wonderful.

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :D It was such a wonderful thing to watch.

[earthguardian.livejournal.com]

Wow! It looks like the sky's on fire! That's pretty amazing.

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

It was really amazing to watch, it happened pretty quickly as well. :D