[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!

[faerysprl.livejournal.com]

Wow! that's stunning.

[scarletwildfire.livejournal.com]

This sky is gorgeous!

[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.

[skitty-kitty.livejournal.com]

that is worth getting up early for. ;)

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much. :)

[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/

[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* ^_^)

[silere.livejournal.com]

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

[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.

[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*

[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.

[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. :(

[skyfiery.livejournal.com]

The sky's on fire. :D

[sidheblessed.livejournal.com]

Stunning!

[bodylove.livejournal.com]

wow that is amazing!!

[ariestess]

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

[starla80.livejournal.com]

OMG Pia, the gorgeousness!

[white9-fox.livejournal.com]

Wow. First reaction was VOLCANO!

[lupabitch.livejournal.com]

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

[minxee.livejournal.com]

Beautiful!!!!! Great photos!

[bewylderbeast.livejournal.com]

Oh my goodness!