Dark pink

Although it was a gloomy afternoon, the clouds were tinted pink by the setting sun today.

Cloud fold

Some cumulus rolled over as the sun was setting, reflecting the pastel colours.

Wet evening

So far, the New Year has been wet, frosty and foggy - though not all at once. This was the end of a wet afternoon, seen through my window.

Hiding the moon

As it got dark, the moon shone brightly for a little while, with just a few wisps of cumulus fractus above. Within half an hour or so, a thin layer of stratocumulus covered the sky and partially obscured it for minutes at a time. It's not as cold as last night but the weather forecast is an 80% probability of freezing conditions tonight.

A changeable sky

There were a few spots of rain just before this - hardly enough to bother about. About lunchtime, and the edge of a sheet of altostratus with a roll of cumulus clouds in the distance, looking south east.

Late afternoon, and some cumulus fractus were silhouetted by the setting sun.

The same time as the last photo - a pastel-tinted sky with altostratus (some undulatus to the left). Five minutes earlier there was more pink but by the time I'd grabbed the camera and put my shoes on, it had mostly gone.

Fleeting images

It was windy at ground level, which was good for my washing, and also windy at high altitudes, judging from the speed the clouds were moving at. This was taken at about 4pm, looking west.

As I was processing the first photo (within half an hour) I happened to look out of the window (facing east) and noticed a pink blush. By the time I got outside, it had almost gone.

The end of another dry day

A layer of stratocumulus cleared a little late in the day, but still no rain.

November sunset

November sunset, originally uploaded by Sparrows' Friend.

At the end of a mostly overcast day, some blue sky at the edge of a layer of altostratus radiatus.

The sky blushed

I just missed a rainbow but I caught this instead - light reflected from the sunset.

Haven't posted anything for ages - I'm aiming to get back into the habit.

Moonrise at sunset

Evening contrails

Pink & grey

Lots of stratocumulus today.

Late wisps

Earlier in the day there was a fleet of cumulus galleons (cumulus mediocris) sailing slowly across the sky, flat-bottomed, in full sail. Alas, I was driving without a camera. By the time I got home, this was all that was left.

Not good for depressives

The sort of dull, dark, damp day that encourages melancholia, if you're that way inclined. I'm not. This was evening. The wind made it difficult to stand still and focus.

Here's one I prepared earlier

I got engrossed with stuff and forgot to take a photo today, so this is one I took in November 2005.

November evening

November evening, originally uploaded by Sparrows' Friend.

Stratus all day, and probably all night too.