Musings on life and times
I was taking photos of the sunset, affected by smoke from bushfires 100 km to the west of us. I did not see the bird coming! I have used a version of this photo before in an earlier post, but it so neatly fits this theme, I feel compelled to use it again.
This is in response to the weekly photo challenge, “share a photo that has a little something extra: an unexpected visitor, or a tranquil landscape with a splash of colour.” Other entries for this week’s challenge can be found here.
A few weeks ago, I posted some shots relating to an early start to the bushfire season around Sydney.
Thursday, 17th October was a truly awful day. Very strong winds gusting to over 80 km/hr, together with temperatures over 35°C, made this one of the worst days for bushfires in many years. Over two hundred homes have been lost in the Blue Mountains alone. As I write this, many fires are still burning, although a couple of cooler days have enabled the fire-fighters to regain some control.
While the worst fires were some 50 km west of Sydney, the prevailing winds ensured that the city was blanketed in smoke all afternoon, casting a somewhat eerie orange light.
The photos of the sun (above) were taken at 4:55 pm daylight time, more than two hours before sunset. How appropriate for this week’s challenge!
Half an hour later, the gardens were still bathed in this all too familiar hue.
