The blue hour is a period of blue light that colours the sky in the morning or evening either just before the sun has appeared or well after it has disappeared below the horizon. The remaining light can take on a very intense and beautiful shade of indigo.
Sun showers are an interesting weather phenomenon. In one spot, thick heavy clouds may be dropping significant rain while a few metres away, it’s sunny.
This was the case recently when I went for my daily ramble. There were some dark clouds producing a misty rain and a bit of a rainbow …
… while on the other side of the lake, the sun shone beautifully.
The contrast of sun and dark cloud probably shows better in this photo.
The sun was shining on these azaleas but you can see the dark cloud behind them. Eventually the weather cleared completely and I finished my ramble without need for an umbrella.
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