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Thursday, 27 August 2015

Sunset......



And to end the day a most amazing sunset with stunning colours that filled the sky for hours.

I had to drive up to post some letters in our island post box and the light was just beautiful before sunset.  It reflected off the tower of Hoy High lighthouse and the gable end of Sandside.


And the light across Sandside Bay was lovely....


I stopped further along the road to take a photo of the sun starting to set....


The clouds were beautiful too


And then the light show began...







Lights of Stromness just coming on

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  1. Anonymous27 August 2015 at 13:11

    When we first visited Orkney we saw a book with the title "The loom of the light" (Georg Mackay Brown), but we had to see the Hoy cliffs in winter light to understand it. This sunset is a wonderful fabric as well.

    Katja, Hamburg (Germany)

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    1. Sian20 September 2015 at 15:20

      Thank you. Yes sometimes you have to witness the light to understand. Thanks for stopping by to comment :-)

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  2. Anonymous27 August 2015 at 20:38

    So very beautiful.

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  3. Sam Oakley27 August 2015 at 21:52

    After a few years of reading and enjoying your blog I was actually today walking the coast path at Stromness looking out at Graemsay! I sent you good wishes and thanks across the water. Only here for a week and I will be so very sad to leave even though we go back to a lovely corner of Wales.

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    1. Sian20 September 2015 at 15:21

      Hi Sam, I'd have waved! Ha! So glad you have enjoyed your visit. HOpe the weather was kind?

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  4. mamasmercantile28 August 2015 at 07:09

    Beautiful, you certainly live in a stunning spot.

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  5. The Wessex Reiver28 August 2015 at 10:35

    Glorious - cloudforms and sunsets are just sublime

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    1. Sian20 September 2015 at 15:22

      I know. I love our large skies here so much, particularly having lived in suburbia and just caught sight of the sunset through buildings and reflections.

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  6. Plumfield House Gardens28 August 2015 at 14:29

    Magickal !!

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  7. Monica's Bookish Life28 August 2015 at 15:02

    Thanks for sharing your lovely photos! Just gorgeous!

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  8. Pam 2 September 2015 at 11:04

    Oh, it's so lovely. In my next life, I shall come to be the 28th inhabitant of Graemsay...

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  9. Terra 5 September 2015 at 04:35

    The light there on your island is extraordinary, rather luminous.

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    1. Sian20 September 2015 at 15:26

      Yes it's a beautiful light in Orkney. Many artists love it. I believe the North light is the best.

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  10. Korky6113 September 2015 at 16:01

    Hi Sian ,I walked round Graemsay last week while on holiday. It was beautiful and peaceful. My idea of heaven. I happened to mention it in a local artists shop that I had been walking there that day and it turned out she was an American friend of yours! Small world indeed ..enjoy your quiet and peaceful life. Beautiful pictures and will follow your blog with interest now x

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    1. Sian20 September 2015 at 15:29

      Hee hee yes it's a small world! Jeannie was out here last week too. Glad you enjoyed your time on Graemsay. If you come back to Orkney get in touch and we can meet up or I can offer you tea on your next visit to Graemsay :-)

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