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This dark red day lily has a name, but I don't know it. It was harvested from a day lily farm by the widow of the man who cultivated them. But it's beautiful, dark petals and deep golden center pops. It is a "spider lily" variety, known for their long narrow petals.
Back in time to last Wednesday's stunning sunset taken at 20.10pm from the front of my home in the village of Betws yn Rhos, Conwy, North Wales looking West towards the hamlet of Cefin Isaf.
I used a Tamron 28-300mm lens at 300mm and a polarising filter to mitigate the glare. The image is also heavily cropped - wishing to further enhance the focal point of the two distinctive tree silhouettes with the gorgeous sun behind.
A very good morning everyone. Hope you are all still keeping safe and well. Wishing you continued good health and have an enjoyable week too.
Here's today's sunrise taken at 5.45am viewed from a slightly different perspective from our home's rear garden this morning.
Back in time again to 7.00pm on Saturday 25th September 2021, when staying nearby overnight, I captured this stunningly beautiful sunset before travelling back home to North Wales from Oxfordshire.
Better late than never...this was the colourful scene from the rear of my home at 7.55am this morning.
A complete surprise - relatively calm and bright. It sood disappeared becoming grey and overcast once more.
Recently, we've been again 'Battered' with winds and yet more heavy rain. The field in the foreground is again saturated with further surface water running off adjacent fields as well.
Luckily we have land drains under our bungalow!
Very much hope you are all still keeping safe and well too.
Previously, I've not been able to edit any images taken on Friday 9th April 2021 until today.
As we've had incessant rain, until now, thought I'd share this 'Golden Sunset' taken at 19.50pm from the summit of the Great Orme 207m (679ft) looking West across Conway Bay to Puffin Island (directly ahead), Penmon and beyond to the right Moelfre and Red Wharf Bay - Yns Mon (Anglesey in English).
The Great Orme is a limestone headland on the North Wales Coast - North West of Llandudno. Its English name derives from the Old Norse word for sea serpent and is an ideal place to capture sunsets between March and September.
I struck lucky with this 'Little Gem' that night as did many other socially distanced people to my immediate left and behind me!
Took this shot at 17.55pm last Saturday, from the front of my home in Betws yn Rhos, Conwy, North Wales - after the sun had just disappeared behind the hillside. Now, it was illuminating the Cumulus Clouds that had replaced the Cirrocumulus Clouds seen twenty five minutes earlier and photographed from the same POV.
Please see my earlier image posted - 7.3.2022 in comparison. .
Accepting it's much more different from my normal daytime HTT postings, I thought you'd appreciate seeing another spectacular sunset from three weeks ago.
Took this shot at 21.30pm on Friday 14th June 2021 from the front of my home looking towards the village of Llysfaen and beyond the North Wales Coast - using a Tamron 28-300mm lens and a polarising filter to mitigate the glare.
Very much hope you are all still keeping safe and well too!
Took this shot of last night's 'Vibrant' sunset at 20.30pm, just before the sun dipped below the horizon, from the front of my home in the village of Betws yn Rhos, Conwy, North Wales looking West towards the hamlet of Cefin Isaf.
I used a Tamron 28-300mm lens at 50mm and a polarising filter, on a high setting, to mitigate the glare.
Once again, we're in a Northerly Artic Airflow - dry and sunny by day - albeit a cold breeze too and overnight frosts when calmer - resulting in such clear and colourful sunsets.
Compositionally, luckily I was able to use the rapidly moving Cumulus Clouds to good effect not only as an encircling frame but also to further diffuse the sun's brightness.
Good morning everyone! I very much hope you are all safe and well.
Windy, raining and overcast again today, so I thought I'd brighten up the day by taking you back in time to 19.00pm on a glorious September evening, when I took this close up of the more intense area on the horizon looking West towards Trofarth.
Last September, saw many spectacular sunsets - this being another fine example.
Isn't nature wonderful!
This was the scene looking West towards Trofarth at 18.30pm tonight from the front of my home in Betws yn Rhos, Conwy, North Wales just as the sun was disappearing behind the bank of cloud above the distant hillside creating distinctive silhouettes too.
Today's weather has been far more settled - hence the appearance of these much higher altitude Cirrus Clouds. They are made of ice crystals and commonly occur at heights of between 5,000 and 13,700m above sea level.
Makes a pleasant change to at last see the setting sun compared to the recent overcast skies seen here at dusk.
This was tonight's somewhat unusual sunset at home this evening - looking towards the village of Llysfaen and beyond the North Wales Coast. It's as if someone has broken an egg - we have the distinctive oval shape with the yellow yolk colouration surround. Took the shot at 9.30pm using a Tamron 28-300mm lens and a polarising filter on a low setting to mitigate the glare.
The following question again springs to mind - "How do you like your eggs? Answer - Sunny side up please"
On 9th April 2020, I photographed a similar sunset from the front of my home - but not as complete a round shape as this.
You never know what to expect when taking enlarged images directly into the sun. There's always an element of luck.
Took this image at 8.15pm this evening from the front of my home facing due West towards the village of Trofarth as the sun was rapidly dipping below the horizon. Within five minutes it had disappeared.
I used a Tamron 28-300mm lens at 300mm with Ultra Violet and Polarizing Filters, using a Canon EOS 1200D with settings: F8, ISO 250 and 1/400sec exposure.
Quite a spectacle! Try enlarging for a closer look too.
Monday night we had further gales and heavy rain and although it was much calmer yesterday at dawn there was clearly still much turbulence in the atmosphere - as shown here.
This unusually shaped cloud reminded me of my childhood's spinning top as it quickly sped by the rear of my home in Betws yn Rhos, North Wales.
Back in time again to 17.45pm on Friday 22nd October 2021 ,
looking West towards Trofarth from the front of my home in Betws yn Rhos, Conwy, North Wales, just as the sun disappeared behind the distant hillside with the sun's rays - creating this 'Searchlight Effect' with distinctive silhouettes too.
It's something of distant memory though, considering the subsequent gales, heavy and incessant rain we've had. Including today, since taking this shot, we've had five 'Amber Weather Warnings' for incessant and heavy rain with further flooding risks.
All I can say is thank goodness for the land drains under our bungalow which abuts the adjacent, sloping and draining hillside.
At one stage, last week, it rained continuously for 48 hours and in fact the rain is again 'Hammering Down' whilst posting this.
Luckily we're still safe and sound. I very much hope you are too.
Back in time briefly to earlier this week....
This was the scene looking West towards Trofarth at 16.30pm last Monday from the front of my home in Betws yn Rhos, Conwy, North Wales.
Although the setting sun was obscured by the distant hillside. the increasing cloud breaks in this now Northerly Artic Airstream produced this 'Colourful Starfish' effect. I only say that as the middle left cloud pattern reminded me of those fascinating sea creatures I used to find as a child in the rock pools on the nearby North Wales coastline.
Such beauty was short lived this week though. Now, like most parts of the Northerly UK, we're now experiencing rapidly worsening weather caused by the strengthening Artic Airstream with overnight freezing temperatures, squally rain, hail and hill and mountain snow - courtesy of 'Storm Arwen'.
Despite this, I very much hope you are all still keeping safe and well and able to have an enjoyable weekend too!
Took this shot at 21.35pm at low tide - from a sandbank 100 metres out from Llandudno's West Coast shoreline where the River Conwy enters the Irish Sea via its tidal estuary. The river was close by and I kept a watchful eye out for the incoming racing tide so as not to get stranded like so many other less well informed previous people.
A minute later the sun dipped below the silhouetted lower slope of the Great Orme, which is a limestone headland on the North Wales Coast - North West of Llandudno. Its English name derives from the Old Norse word for sea serpent and as well this spot is an ideal place to capture sunsets between March and September.
This was the scene looking West towards Trofarth at 19.00pm last night from the elevated frontage of my home in Betws yn Rhos, Conwy, North Wales, taken hand held with a Canon EFS 24-70mm Ultrasonic lens at 70mm.
Just as the sun disappeared below the horizon, with its ray's being diffused by the several Cumulus Clouds still above it, this laser/searchlight effect with distinctive silhouettes resulted.
There was aslo a strong North Westerly Onshore Air Current passing over from the distant Irish Sea bringing with it much lower and smaller scattered Cumulus Clouds. As they passed through the suns' rays, at varying heights, it was akin to a 'Volcanic Eruption - as they appeared to be blasted upwards.
This was the second of two images taken at Cropston Reservoir between 17.50 and 18.10pm, just after the sun had set below the horizon moments earlier, on Friday 18th March when visiting Leicestershire last weekend. The three vapour trails are from aircraft shortly to land at East Midlands Airport.
Cropston Reservoir (originally known as Bradgate Reservoir) lies in Charnwood Forest, Leicestershire and was opened in 1871 in a corner of the 987 acre Bradgate Park - North West of the City of Leicester. Both are designated areas of Special Scientific Interest. The reservoir was formed by the River Lin and is capable of holding 500 million imperial gallons.
The growing population of Leicester and the surrounding areas meant that by the late 19th century, the reservoirs in Leicestershire were no longer adequate to meet demand and water is now piped from the Ladybower Reservoir, Derwent Valley, Derbyshire to Cropston.
This was the 'Iridescent' scene at 8.00am this morning as viewed from the rear of my home in Betws yn Rhos, Conwy, North Wales - looking Easterly towards Llanfair Talhaiarn.
The common phrase 'Red Sky at Morning' is a line from an ancient rhyme often repeated by mariners: -
Red Sky at Night - Sailors Delight
Red Sky at Morning - Sailors take Warning.
The rhyme is a 'Rule of Thumb' used for weather forecasting during the past two millenium. If the morning skies are of an orange-red glow, this signifies a stable high pressure moving East - with a low pressure system moving in from the West.
That was certainly the case again this morning, as although we are now in a much warmer Easterly airstream we are still seeing Cumulus Clouds rapidly increasing and arriving from the West as the thaw continues across Snowdonia and moisture levels rise on the converging weather systems.
Great sunset last night, the light reflected from the clouds lit up the backyard with a strong yellow glow.
The 'Volcanic Glow Peak', pictured centre, is Yr Aran 747m (2,450ft) which majestically towers above Nant Gwynant near Llyn Gwynant.
Many millions of years ago it could well have been an active volcano as the varied rock strata within Snowdonia includes Igneous rocks.
Thought in taking and sharing this remarkable 'After Glow' sky effect at 16.15pm, after the sun had just set, was a fitting to my brilliant day.
Like the earlier shot posted we're still in a Northerly airstream as evidenced by the increased snow on the ground and the similar cloud pattern.
The sun had just disappeared behind the hillside and but was still colourfully illuminating the Cumulus Clouds. This was the view looking due West towards Troforth from the front of my home in Betws yn Rhos, Conwy, North Wales.
Better late than never...this was the colourful scene from the rear of my home at 7.15am this morning.
A complete surprise - relatively calm and bright. Last night we were again 'Battered' with 75mph winds and yet more heavy rain. The field in the foreground of this shot was flooded and so were many of the side lanes in our village with surface water running off nearby fields - as the ground is so saturated.
Luckily we have land drains under our bungalow.
Very much hope you are all still keeping safe and well too.
This was the scene looking West towards Trofarth at 18.00pm tonight from the front of my home in Betws yn Rhos, Conwy, North Wales just as the sun disappeared behind the distant hillside with the sun's rays - creating a 'Searchlight Effect' with distinctive silhouettes too.
Makes a pleasant change to see the setting sun compared to the recent overcast skies seen here at dusk.
Left home at 6.30am this morning in total darkness, to walk the steep two mile 'Lung Busting' climb to the summit of this hill which overlooks my home in Betws yn Rhos, Conwy, North Wales.
I'm just below the Triangulation Point marking its peak of 396m (1,300ft). The early morning weather forecast was favourable and I could clearly see stars through the broken cloud before leaving. Two hours later this was my reward!
I'm looking due East towards the distant Clwydian Mountain Range over which the sun is just appearing.
Very much hope you all enjoy the rest of today and are still keeping safe and well too!!
Took this beautiful sky at 20.10pm from our front aspect last night after the clouds partially lifted and the earlier evening rain had finished.
The two converging weather systems show the much lower and incoming darker South Westerly Cumulus Clouds from the left moving rapidly across the much higher, brighter and more stable Altocumulus ones.
Back in time again to this day last December. This was the view from our rear garden at 8.00am. The sun was still behind the nearby hillside but was illuminating the evaporating aircraft vapour trails and the passing Altocumulus Clouds.
Today the weather and sky's poles apart - it's grey, raining and very cold too. Sleet and snow is also forecast for higher ground.
Very much hope you are all still keeping safe and well too.
Two night's ago we were still in an Artic Northerly Airstream - dry and sunny by day - albeit cold too with harsh overnight frosts.
Took this shot at 18.00pm after the sun had just disappeared behind the hillside and was still colourfully illuminating the remaining Cumulus Clouds. This was the view again looking due West towards Trofarth from the front of my home in Betws yn Rhos, Conwy, North Wales.
Tonight at 18.00pm the weather is 'Poles Apart'. Courtesy of a change in the 'Jetstream' we've now strengthening winds and an 'Amber Weather Warning' effective from 21.00pm tonight - through most of tomorrow too for strong winds and heavy rain.
Oh joy!
It always happens just as our Daffodils are due to flower. As hitherto they'll all probably have snapped stems by morning!
Take good care everyone - especially if travelling!
12 days after my earlier post of 29.4.2021, sees the sun setting one half hour later at 21.00pm.
Took this shot of last night's 'Vibrant Sky' at 21.15pm, just after the sun had dipped below the horizon, from the front of my home in the village of Betws yn Rhos, Conwy, North Wales looking West towards the hamlet of Cefin Isaf.
I used a Canon EOS 1200D camera with a Tokina 11-16mm wide angle lens set at 16mm, F5.6, ISO 100 and 1/40second exposure.
Now, we're in a warmer South Westerly Airflow - with blustery winds and intermittent squally rain - but still resulting in such colourful sunsets.
Compositionally, luckily I was able to use the rapidly moving Cumulus Clouds(to the left and bottom) contrasting with the Alto Cumulus Clouds (above and to the right) to good effect not only as an encircling frame but also to further diffuse the sun's brightness.
Back in time again to...8.00pm on Sunday 19th August 2018 when I enjoyed watching the sunset from this amazing vantage point known as Jack Scout's Cliffs near Arnside and Silverdale on the Cumbrian Coast.
It's a wildlife-rich coastal landscape, preserved by the National Trust for everyone to enjoy, comprising grassland, woodland, meadows and a rugged limestone pavement with miles of footpaths affording stunning views over Morecambe Bay.
In the centre foreground is the large tidal estuary of the River Kent and beyond is Grange over Sands on Morecambe Bay's North easterly shoreline.
Took this 'Silhouette' shot at 18.30pm tonight, one half hour after sunset, from the front of my home in the village of Betws yn Rhos, Conwy, North Wales looking West towards the Hamlet of Cefn Isaf.
The air temperature was rapidly falling with a severe frost forecast overnight. Currently we're also in a Northerly Artic Airstream with light winds - enhancing the vivid sky colours.
Good morning everyone. I very much hope you are all keeping safe and well. Again we are in unprecedented times with a third of the UK under tighter COVID rules once more. Our 'Curfew' resumed at 18.00pm on Thursday 1st October.
So it's 'Onward and Upward' once more!
This is the first of two shots of last night's sunset taken from the front of my home showing the horizon's panoramic view looking directly West towards the Hamlet of Cefn Isaf.
Quite special really - colouring a large area and adjacent sky.
Isn't nature wonderful!
Good evening everyone. I very much hope you are all still keeping safe and well.
By day we're presently experiencing extremes of weather with thunder and very heavy rain interdispersed with varying sunny periods. Pleasingly by sunset matters often improve.
Two night's ago at 19.50pm on Wednesday 7th September 2022, luckily I was fortunate enough to capture this very colourful distant sky looking directly Westwards towards the village of Trofarth from the front of my home in Betws yn Rhos, Conwy, North Wales.
The sun had just disappeared below the horizon resulting in this 'Silhouette Profile' and beautiful sky.
Good afternoon everyone.
Secondly, here's a closer image of today's 'Mosaic Clouds' and colourful sunrise as viewed from the rear of my home in
Betws yn Rhos, North Wales at 6.30am this morning. Sadly, it soon became much duller and overcast.
Enjoy the rest of your day and have a great weekend too!
For a change of pace, to cool us off, here is a shot from the winter archives. Just peeking through the snow covered branches is the glow of a warm light.
Good afternoon everyone.
Firstly a distant view of today's 'Mosaic Clouds' and colourful sunrise as viewed from the rear of my home in Betws yn Rhos, North Wales at 6.30am this morning. Sadly, it soon became much duller and overcast.
Enjoy the rest of your day and have a great weekend too!
Nant Gwynant is perhaps the most picturesque valley in Northern Snowdonia. This shot, showing the distant Llyn Gwynant and surrounding mountains, taken above Hafody Rhisgl Farm being a good indication.
The earth rotates on an axis around the sun. The Northern Hemisphere experiences Summer during the months of June, July and August because it is tilted towards the sun and receives most direct sunlight.
As the Earth travels around the Sun, the Earth's tilt changes. By June, the North Pole is tilted towards the Sun and the days become very long as well as much hotter through receiving more direct sunlight.
This image was taken at 18.30pm last night clearly showing the changed sunset location, that has occurred during the last five months, which is now to the far left of that distinctive tree - facing due West from my home.
Five months ago, the sun was setting to the right of the tree and two hours earlier too - as shown in the earlier images posted in my 'Landscapes, Sunrises and Sunsets Album'.
Took this shot at 21.35pm last Sunday from the front of my home in Betws yn Rhos, Conwy, North Wales after the sun had just disappeared below the horizon behind the large silhouetted Oak Tree - bottom right.
Now it was illuminating the underneath of the passing Cumulus Clouds - resulting in this beautiful vista.
Wishing you all a safe, healthy and happy Sunday.
This was the sunrise view from our rear garden at 07.40am this morning. Looks like we're in for another beautiful day.
Took this 'Starburst' image at 21.20pm on Tuesday 21st June 2022 - twenty seven minutes before the sun would finally disappear below the Western Horizon.
Had I have left it much later, it would have firstly been obscured by the incoming sea mist and low cloud visible above the horizon.
I'm on the summit of the Limestone Penmaen-bach headland 245m (803ft) above Conwy Bay in the foreground. To my immediate left is the Menai Straits with Puffin Island.
Thereafter and directly behind Puffin Island, in the distance is Yns Mon (English - The Isle of Anglesey). Centre and beyond Puffin Island is the Irish Sea.
Try enlarging for a closer look. You'll also find several cargo ships in the centre and to the distant right.
The Summer Solstice or Midsummer occurs when the Earth's poles are at their maximum tilt to the sun. It happens twice yearly - one in each hemisphere (Northern ansd Southern). It's also when the longest period of daylight occurs and the shortest night of the year when the sun is at its highest point in the sky.
Back in time again... to three month's ago. Despite still being in a Northerly Airstream the weather was much brighter and settled then resulting in beautiful skies and sunsets such as this - taken at 7.00pm outside my home in Betws yn Rhos, Conwy, North Wales.
Noticed this interesting cloud formation from the front of my home at 17.40pm as the sun disappeared below the adjacent hillside looking due West towards the village of Trofarth - but hadn't quite set with it's rays still illuminating the much lower Cumulus Clouds' edges.
Cirrocumulus Clouds are an amalgamation of the cloud types Cirrus and Cumulus and are some of the ones farthest away from the Earth's surface. They usually occur at an altitude of 5 to 12km. Their appearance is an indication of fair weather as they form a layer of tufts in the sky.
That has certainly been the case in the last three days with a 'High Pressure Ridge' firmly established over the UK.
It makes a pleasant change to at last see the sun too!
Was awoken by the gales this morning and found this 'Stormy Sky' at 5.15 am just after sunrise. They are forecasting 50 MPH gusts later - sounds like we are in for another rough day!
This was the 'Jewel Like' scene at 7.00am two days ago as viewed from the rear of my home in Betws yn Rhos, Conwy, North Wales - looking Easterly towards Llanfair Talhaiarn.
One month on from my earlier sunrise posting of 15th February, sees the sun now rising exactly one hour earlier - this time with a beautiful 'Sunburst' too.
Presently we are now in a much warmer Easterly flowing airstream where we are still seeing Cumulus Clouds rapidly increasing and arriving from the West as the as moisture levels rise following further strong winds and heavy rain.
This scene is 'Poles Apart' from today where, once again, it's dull and overcast. Sadly a similar pattern for the coming days.
Still no lambs yet from the pregnant ewes in the field - one of which can be seen lower far left. Try enlarging the image for a closer look.