Red, orange and pink clouds occur almost entirely at sunrise and sunset and are the result of the scattering of sunlight by the atmosphere. When the angle between the sun and the horizon is less than 10 percent, as it is just after sunrise or just prior to sunset, sunlight becomes too red due to refraction for any colours other than those with a reddish hue to be seen. ~Wikipedia
I used to live in a second-storey flat that faced east-west. This meant that we could view both sunrises and sunsets. The most spectacular sunsets were in the autumn months. I miss those skies.
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Some great shots Jude. Lots of ‘delighted shepherds’ around there I suspect!
Regards as always, Pete. x
Like fire in the sky 🙂
Yes! It often was. This time of year was the most dramatic.
~Absolutely gorgeous these Jude, no wonder you miss those views. I hope you have a lovely weekend…I’m maxed out on codeine (and antibiotics, yuck) thanks to a routine dental visit that turned into a surgical extraction into the bone. Never mind, it was better out than in as they say and thank God for pain meds is all I can say 😉 xx
Ouch – that sounds painful! Hope the meds are working 🙄 Take it easy Sherri.
Thanks – they help 🙂
Beautiful shots.
Stunning!
Heavenly pictures. Make me tingle all over from the beauty of the sky, and that color, as if the sky is on fire.
Very fiery skies, but only in the autumn months were they as red as these.
How beautiful, Jude. To be able to see both sunrises and sunsets from your windows, must have been wonderful, even if a bit dazzling at times. 🙂
At least they didn’t happen simultaneously 😀
Nice one, Jude, some gorgeous skies here 🙂
I am guessing that you see these at this time of year too.
Indeed, if I’m looking!!
You had that view and left it? 🙂
Needs must and all that. Plus climbing two flights of stairs with shopping was becoming a pain – though I did get the wine delivered 😉
These are all gorgeous shots especially the last one. How wonderful to have lived in a place with both east and west views!
The nice thing about the flat is that the sunrise was seen from the kitchen and the sunset from the lounge and bedroom. Perfect!