Smoky sky from a birds eye view~
Note: California is currently burning. This photo was taken a year ago this month, when there was a brief break between major fires, but still smoke in the sky.
Southern California Sunset~
Smoky sky from a birds eye view~
Note: California is currently burning. This photo was taken a year ago this month, when there was a brief break between major fires, but still smoke in the sky.
Is this a current photo? The news is showing something a whole lot different, because of the fires.
This was taken a year ago this month. There was still smoke in the sky then due to multiple fires, and the Kincaid fire would soon burst forth, but the sky that night was clear compared to now. Poor beautiful California.
The same colors as Sweden’s indigenous Sami people have on their own flag, check it out.
The Children of the Sun. Beautiful. I visited a ethnographic museum in Russia and learned about their wonderful culture and met some of them in Norway. We were supposed to be back in Norway, Greenland and Sweden in August, but covid said no დ
I do hope you get a second chance.
Thank you sincerely. I hope we all do დ
That is beautiful! Taken from an aircraft?
Yes, flying into Southern California.
I remember California’s beautiful sunsets so well. Great shot -as always!
I feel so terrible for California. This was a shot taken last year just before the Kincaid fire erupted.
I feel the same way.
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Beautiful shot. Did you take it from plane window?
I didn’t take the shot 🙂
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Sorry, question was meant for Cindy.
It was a perceptive question Nadia. Thank you & cheers დ
Thank you & yes I did დ
Further proof that the earth is flat!
Exactly! From a fellow flat earther…..
It is beautiful. I hope the fires raging through California will be contained and out completely soon. There. are some bad ones in Colorado too. We’ve had a bad drought problem here too in Nebraska. I always love all your magnificent photos of nature, birds and wildlife. Take care, Cindy.
Thank you Joyce for such a very kind comment. Much of the west is burning and fire season is just getting started. The combination of covid and fire is heartbreaking. Stay well my friend დ
Beautiful, I hope to see another sunset like that.
I hope to see it again soon in California skies. დ
Smoky colors with a nice sliver moon. No moon here tonight.
I was just outside and disturbed the barn owls. There is smoke in the sky, but not thick. It’s not October yet….
So beautiful.. I hope the situation gets better soon.
Thank you. I hope so too დ
Fabulous photo (from last year) but sad to hear this year’s fires are still burning.
Yes, and it is just the start of fire season. The Santa Ana winds are starting to blow in SoCal and my iphone just sent me an emergency alert.
I never thought I would ever associate smoke and fire with beauty till now. I guess it’s a thing of wonder if it’s not causing plenty of damage. Well captured, and the moon is the bonus!
Yes. It is surreal to be in the midst of it. It is terrifying, and then you see savage beauty in the skies.
Haha 🙂
For me, that little sliver of crescent moon makes the photo truly extraordinary. I hope the Hollow isn’t in danger.
Now is the risk time for SoCal, as the Santa Ana winds are starting to blow tonight and everything is dry as tinder.
I be thinking of you.
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Another stunning photo. May the fires subside and life return to normal.
Amen. I feel so terribly for people contending with covid, evacuation and fire.
I hope the weather and firefighters can get these fires stopped. It’s so sad. 😞
Thank you. This is the state where I was born and have lived all my life. I love California and it breaks my heart.
That is beautiful Cindy. Our sunsets for months during the fires were incredible. The colors were so varied but always ‘glowed’ in so many ways as the sun set each night. A silver lining among the heartache dear lady 😀 ❤️ 🙏🏼 🦋
Yes indeed. Reminds me of Edna St Vincent Millay’s, “savage beauty.”
Beautiful photo.
Stay well and safe.
Thank you very much დ
Absolutely amazing sunset, Cindy!
Thank you very much Peter დ
Oh Cindy – California has been in our thoughts and prayers. The smoke has come as far north as Vancouver. It has been hazy here and there have been health alerts for people with breathing difficulties. I can only imagine how it is for those who are close to the fire. A wonderful photos. Iconic.
We have all of September and October to get through. October is usually the worst month and it is so hot and so dry. I share your prayers for everyone in harm’s way. Hugs to you Rebecca დ
It’s a bad scene this moment though. 😐
Terrible.
The huge fires are terrible and I pray for people’s safety. The pictures look beautiful though.
Beauty arising from the flames. Thank you დ
Nature can be so beautiful. A great shot! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for such a kind comment Darlene დ
It’s a horror story for many, isn’t it, Cindy? Hope you are safe. 🙁
Yes it is. Fires like these are terrifying. Thank you Jo დ
Great shot, Cindy! Do you live in Australia but normally spend a lot of time travelling between there and the States?
Thanks much Emmal. It is actually the other way around, I live in the US but travel a lot (at least I used to before covid!) დ
Amazing! How beautiful…
Muchos gracias Isabel დ
Stunning photo – I am so sorry that California is burning again.
Grazie mille Emma. დ
Beatuiful colors but scary reasons behind the colors. I want to press like on this post but then my thoughts goes to those in the fires.. hmmm..
Thank you for your sensitivity Anna. It is much appreciated დ
Mark Rothko would have been proud of this
Oh, I didn’t think of this, but it is so Rothkoesque!
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The natural wonders of our world. Nice one Cindy.
Happy you enjoyed and thank you Darnell დ
Stunning in the view, sadness in the thought.
Exactly. Thank you Frank დ
Wow! So stunning!
Vielen dank დ
An amazing picture but praying that you and yours are safe from the fires.
Thank you Linda. So appreciated დ
I just saw some photos of the skies over CA and OR on the news this morning. Beautiful images, beyond words, but such drastic consequences!!
It is interesting isn’t it, beauty arising from such chaos.
that’s just fantastic
Grazie mille დ
Beautiful sunset, but at what cost, eh, Cindy? :0(
Yes. Terrible cost. So much forest burning and people suffering.
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Like a rainbow of hope… <3
Beauty rising everywhere…. დ
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A recent scene of a southern Californa sunset from Cindy Knoke.
Hugs and thank you Patricia დ
Beautiful sunset Cindy. I hope the fires aren’t too near you. What a crazy year. stay safe my friend. 🙏
Thank you Brad, much appreciated. Yes this year has been surreal on so many levels.
Take care and be safe.
You too my friend დ
Wicked. Worthy of a screen saver.
Thank you. Please feel free to upload it დ
Beautiful photo! Praying for the Western Coast.
Much appreciated, thank you დ
Everything is on fire. Here too. Worst year ever for fires. There seems no end to it. We are at level one but I think they have it under control for now. Smoke is horrendous. Not going outside today either. Hope things are calm where you are now. Puts life in perspective though. Does make for interesting photos I have to get mine off the phone first.
It’s just watch and wait. Our local fire is already a monster and we have to get through October to see what else will burn. It is predicted to be a La Nina winter which is terrible news. Stay safe Marlene დ
It looks “other worldly” to me Cindy. I hope you are safe.
Leslie xoxo
Thank you Leslie დ
I’m so sorry, Cindy. It distresses me every year when this happens. And I heard this morning that the smoke and particles are supposed to spread over much of the globe, potentially causing eye irritation and breathing issues miles away. Stay safe!
Yes. The air quality is atrocious. Just grey gloom here and orange now.
Beautiful photo.
Thank you დ
Crazy, Cindy!
I saw some footage of the Golden Gate bridge in the daytime. The sky was red. Someone said the sky is red all day and all night. It’s like living on Mars.
I’m worried California will burn right up!
It’s going to get worse.
Part of Canada’s last intact ice-shelf broke off in July. It is bigger than the island of Manhattan.
Yet, the climate change deniers roll on.
The photos from the Bay Area are surreal. Climate chaos is undeniable and so sad to witness up close დ
…. yet many in power are in denial….even if they know it’s true! დ
We are seeing the effects of denial in real time now on so many disturbing levels. დ
We’re burning too in the Pacific Northwest. Hope we all get rain soon.
I know you are. It is so sad. Stay safe დ
But this photo is so scenic. 🙂
I know. Beauty rising from the flames…. დ
Why are such things so beautiful?
It is amazing and thought provoking isn’t it, hope rising from the flames დ
Beautiful
Thank you Kamal დ
What a striking photo! I love the fingernail moon in the center. Smoke is everywhere. Our daughter in Oregon has sent us photos of her smokey neck in the woods, albeit far from the fires.
I hear the smoke has reached the UK and the skies are orange over there!
My goodness!
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Thinking of you and the countless others facing this. May the skies clear soon 🙏
Thank you Val. Your concern is much appreciated my friend დ
A lovely image to remind us of the beauty that belongs to your land. May it return soon. Stay safe.
Your kindness and concern is much appreciated Mandy დ
It is just BEAUTIFUL!
Thank you Alexander. 😉
Such a scary time.
Yes it is. The smoke keeps getting worse.
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You are a kind and wonderful friend Susanne. Thank you sincerely & be well დ
I must say, that is an amazingly beautiful photo.
Love to you and Murph დ
Back at you
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Lovely gradation in colour!
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Lovely
Great picture
Grazie mille დ
Wow wow wow wow wow
Exactly what I say everytime I see a bear! 🙂
Such a mesmerizing picture! ❤️❤️
Thanks much & happy you enjoyed დ
You’re most welcome dear 🙂
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Very beautiful post.
Merci beaucoup დ
Looks like a prismatic spectrum, Cuz. Are y’all staying safe from the fires ? Hugs 🧡
It does look like that doesn’t it and yes so far we are okay. Thanks for caring cuz & hope all is well with you დ
Brilliantly and beautifully written.
Thanks so much to you Kally & be well my friend!
Same to you, Cindy. Be safe and smiling.
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How is it going? I have friends in San Diego, San Francisco, Sacramento (nearby). There isn’t much on the news about the fires. Is it getting better?
Thanks for asking. Temperatures are finally dropping and things are improving, but we are not out of danger yet, and won’t be until November when things really start to cool down. დ
Improving is good. But still preoccupying. A friend’s family have a cabin up in the woods near Sacramento, one of the fires came close. And many people have lost their home” in the past fires. I would hope some day someone will find a solution…
Yes. It is a terrible situation for the entire state.
Our democracies are “faltering”. New Zealand is probably a good exception… But that, as our dear friend Rudyard said, “… is another story”. Take care Cindy.
I hope the stories end up like Kipling wrote, changed, but better დ