End of daylight colours

showtime at 5.01pm. Sunset lemonading

Sometimes I play a game where I try to list all the colours in the sky as the sun is setting. This is done on a ‘good sunset day’. Today was one of those. All the pinks, light and deep oranges, peachy hues, deep purples and greys, maybe all within an hour. I’m not sure how to name them all. Do we need to name them?

Part of the game is to see what order the colours will appear, and how long they stay in the sky. It’s a reprieve from the WOTW. (Worries of the World).

Sunset lemonading.¹

Playing and pottering is a big part of my days when I’m not working. With an extremely limited social life, weather and movement restrictions (areas to respectfully avoid) and few sightseeing opportunities, you need to be able to amuse yourself in healthy ways.

One thing I’ve learned being ‘out here’ is that the light show in the sky is often much better after the sun goes down and its worth waiting and watching. The sun is setting so early and the Winter solstice is still 54 days away.

Quirk of location - in far east Western Australia, sunset today was 5.01pm. Compare this with Perth where it sets at 5.44pm, Uluru/Ayers Rock 6.21pm and Melbourne 5.38pm.

This time lapse below was set up just over our back fence and lasted about 45 minutes. Remote living has its hardships and it feels like another country/planet, but being able to experience a sunset like today was a gift of nature.

In case you missed other posts, here are a few.

• Howls in the night - about a special Dingo.

• How we are coping with the heat and isolation without going mad.

• Waiting for the mail plane.

• Why move all that way in the first place?

1. This is a great feature about lemonading by Linda Geddes in The Guardian. It explores the value of ‘playing’ as an adult. (No, not that kind of play)

If you are at all prone to mucking around, free ranging and finding wonder in the ordinary everyday things, you are probably indulging in lemonading and don’t even know it.