Twilight After Gorio

Twilight at Manila Bay yesterday, a day after tropical storm "Gorio" (international name:  Rumbia) left the Philippines.   Forecasters predicted typhoon Gorio would hit Metro Manila early Sunday, but it veered away  towards Batangas province then blew away towards the West Philippine Sea.  But it did leave thousands of commuters stranded after ferries cancelled their trips.

Dark clouds trailed behind typhoon Gorio, a humid day punctuated by light rains, the sea was calm and these fishermen were back at sea.  Monday ended with a mellow sunset.

Location:  SM By The Bay, Pasay City.

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Watery World-Wednesday

Blue hour @ Manila Bay/Sky-watch Friday

There is a brief period of twilight of which I am especially fond, little more than a moment, when I see what seems to be color without light, followed by another brief period of light without color.  The earlier period, like a dawn of night, calls up such sights that at all other times are hidden, wistful half-formless presences neither of day nor night, that draw up with them similar presences in the mind. ~ Robert Grudin, Time and the Art of Living

The blue hour--my favorite time of day.

Manila Bay

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Twilight @ the east/SWF

These are the skies at twilight from the hilltop at Liloan, Cebu.  The top photo is looking at the northwest, the next three photos are looking towards the east.  The sky was not as as intense as the western sky but the soothing hues of twilight were beautiful nonetheless.

Everything was dry---the grasses were mostly brown, the twigs brittle from the summer heat.  The colorful skies make a beautiful canvas for this otherwise arid and unremarkable landscape. 

"As I grew older, I realized that it was much better to insist on the genuine forms of nature, for simplicity is the greatest adornment of art." ~ Albrecht Durer

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Afterglow/Sky-watch Friday

Streaks of purple and orange above the fading light of a fiery summer sunset in Cebu.

Enlightenment
by Samuel Menashe

He walked in awe
In awe of light
At nightfall, not at dawn
Whatever he saw
Receding from sight
In the sky's afterglow
Was what he wanted
To see, to know...

Twilight

by Samuel Menashe

Looking across 

The water we are

Startled by a star---

It is not dark yet

The sun has not set

Looking across

The water we are

Alone as that star

That startled us,

And as far

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Twilight from the hill/Sky-watch Friday

around 4:45 PM

I was at the beach in Cebu on Wednesday afternoon taking pictures of sea creatures while my friend's kids were picking sea urchins.  I was waiting for the sunset until my friend told me that the sunset can be seen from the hill where we walked on earlier on the way to the beach.  We retraced our steps and upon reaching the slope, I realized with a tinge of disappointment that we missed the sunset.

We got here around 6:30 PM and the horizon was not as colorful as I expected it to be.

But in a matter of seconds, orange "flames" started to get through the clouds.

In a span of  2 to 3 minutes, the sky turned fiery.

I was mesmerized.

This looks like a ball of fire falling from the sky. 

It felt like the sky waited for us to be here at the right moment.

What a spectacle!

Definitely, the greatest show on earth!

 "There are worlds out there where the sky is burning, where the sea's asleep and the rivers dream, people made of smoke and cities made of song..." ~ Sylvester McCoy

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Hole in the sky/Skywatch Friday

The soul can split the sky in two and let the face of God shine through. 

~ Edna St. Vincent Millay

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Pink/Watery World Wednesday

Blushing Sky

@ Manila Bay

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Watercolor sky [SWF]

Some colors exist in dreams that are not present in the waking spectrum.

Sometimes just looking up and seeing the light is enough.

The night sky is a miracle of infinitude.

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Still hour [SWF]

Twilight:  A time of pause when nature changes her guard.  All living things would fade and die from too much light or too much dark, if twilight were not.  ~ Howard Thurman

...dusk is the time when men whisper of matters about  which they remain silent in the full light of the sun.  ~ Simon Raven

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Twilight [SWF]

@ mirandablue

Between sunset and dusk is twilight.  My favorite time of day.  The blue hour.

The good times are all gone

The night keeps coming on so strong

You can't hold on, no matter what you do

Will there be someone who cares for you

When the blue hour comes?

Good times don't last forever

Sometimes its now or never

Darling, reach out to me

I will always be there for you

When the blue hour comes...


~ Roy Orbison

@ mirandablue

@ mirandablue

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Moon-gazing at dusk

I'll be seeing you
In every lovely summer's day;
In every thing that's light and gay.
I'll always think of you that way.

I'll find you
In the morning sun
And when the night is new.
I'll be looking at the moon,
But I'll be seeing you.

In loving memory of Lola Fanny.
1913-2009

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Sky-Watch Friday: sunset and twilight

One of the joys of being outside rather than vegetating on the couch is the sight of this lovely sunset. My Sunday afternoon routine of running/walking has been rewarding, not only because of the health benefits but because I love this time of day...sunset then twilight.

Photos were taken at the officers' club oval track last Sunday.

Twilight: A time of pause when nature changes her guard. All living things would fade and die from too much light or too much dark, if twilight were not.

~ Howard Thurman

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