sunset
Spiky silhouettes
The palm fronds are spiky seen against this sunset in Harlingen, Texas.
March’s square theme is Spiky Squares (spiky, jagged, pointy, bristly, serrated, prickly, spiny, and/or barbed)
The Pinnacles at sunset
The Pinnacles Desert, Western Australia
The Pinnacles Desert is 190km (120miles) north of Perth in Western Australia. The pinnacles themselves are ancient limestone pillars. At sunset, some of the taller ones form jagged shapes on the horizon.
Sydney Sunset
The harbour, the opera house, the bridge, the lights of Luna Park, the flawless Sydney sky.
I never get tired of this view, especially at sunset.
I took this photo on 28 March while attending Opera on the Harbour (La Bohème), which I’ll post about in a few days.
Square Sky 20: Tropical sunset
Palm trees, water, beach umbrella, stunning sunset.
What more do you need for the perfect Fiji sunset? (Ooh, I know, a cocktail!)
Square Sky 18: Mauna Kea
One of the observatories perched atop Mauna Kea.
When you can look down on the tops of clouds, you’re usually in a plane. Unless you’re on Mauna Kea, 4207 m (13,802 ft) above sea level on the island of Hawaii. “With its high elevation, dry environment, and stable airflow, Mauna Kea’s summit is one of the best sites in the world for astronomical observation. Since the creation of an access road in 1964, thirteen telescopes funded by eleven countries have been constructed at the summit. The Mauna Kea Observatories are used for scientific research across the electromagnetic spectrum and comprise the largest such facility in the world.” (source) Tourists, though, are generally more interested in the sunsets-and-stargazing tours.
Square Sky 14: Cotton candy clouds
They’re pink, they’re fluffy.
Cotton candy, candy floss, fairy floss — all names for the same thing. But these fluffy pink clouds won’t rot your teeth! Shot from my apartment in February.
Square Sky 9: Sunset with rain
The falling rain is visible over the band of sunset colour.
A rainy sunset in Darwin.
Random Fridays: Sunset over Waikiki
All this tropical sunset needs is a glass of bubbly to enjoy with it. (And of course, me being me, there was one!)
Random Fridays: Currawong at sunset
Currawong on a TV antenna, against blazing clouds at sunset.
Currawongs are a type of black bird, similar in appearance to ravens and crows. At sunset in Sydney, their haunting calls herald the onset of night. You can listen to one here.
This is the same sunset featured in this photo.
