Some lovely African sunset colors.

Our summer is really now in full swing, and the temperatures are rising as usual.

In my mind, one should be like a swallow in order to have the best of both worlds.

We have many European residents here in the Cape Province of South Africa, and the locals call them swallows. When it is winter in Europe, they fly down to stay for 6 months during our summer period, and when our winter arrives, they fly back to their own countries to stay for 6 months. So, they have summer all year round. Not in our case, as we just have to endure whatever Mother Nature throws at us all year round.

As you can see in the first picture, we arrived a little bit too late to catch the sun above that big yellow cloud, but not to worry as I could still get some lovely shots of it. The colors are amazing, and they always remind us about the beauty of our African sunsets. All quiet as night falls, and like a movie it all ends only leaving the images behind in our minds, very similar to a modern movie.
Come and see.

The sun touched the edge of a line of cloud below it.

Here is a closer shot of the picture above.

And still an even closer shot.

The last bit of sun to be seen, with magical colors above.

And then the sun dropped behind the cloud.

Not all over yet, as the three photos below appeared after the sunset.

We often see great snow pictures in other countries, and it looks fabulous as here we don't have snow in our area, only on the mountains. And not all of the mountains, mind you. This past Winter, for instance, we didn't have any snow, and so we can only imagine how it feels to put on a pair of skis and to slide over the snow. I think many youngsters here, know how it is to slide along as they all travel across the roads on their skateboards.

The only skiing that I can do is from our study to our bedroom:) But we are not the jealous types, and we never pine for things we cannot have. One of my favorite sayings is that "It is what it is". It is a simple but also a deep saying, as it teaches one acceptance. And once a person embraces the saying, then it leads to contentment. So, no rush after the wind in our book, and only to live day-by-day.
Such is life.

I hope you enjoyed the pictures and the story.

Photos by Zac Smith. All-Rights-Reserved.

Camera: Canon PowershotSX70HS Bridge camera.

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