The sky had been rather leaden for several hours when the sinking sun sent out these rays through a gap in the cloud. It lasted for some time, giving me the opportunity to take several shots.

@Judy - thanks for the explanation.

@Magpie - The body won’t let me do much bending these days. Do they do concrete in green?

@Nancy - A “Holy Picture” came to mind when I saw the sunset.

@Darlene - Occasionally during high summer we manage to enjoy the Aurora Borealis.

@Ashok - Last year I posted several views of evening skies at sunset. It is amazing how the colour changes with the months. I suppose living on a hill gives a greater chance to enjoy them.

@Nancy - In June it never really gets that dark. Elly was born in May, I remember sitting for the 2am feeds all summer without the aid of artificial lights. That year we had glorious weather from the week she arrived until October and she was reared in the garden, only coming indoors for a bath and bed-time.

I have a friend whose husband was a pilot for British Airways and they were transferred to Aberdeen, Scotland in the month of June.

They had never lived that far North in their lives so when they arrived at their new home at 7:00 P.M. the children asked if they could play outside for a while. My friend replied that they could stay out just until it got dark.

Do you know what time it gets dark in Aberdeen in the middle of June? My friend soon found out when at 10:00 P.M. the kids were still outside playing…..

You have made a “Holy Picture” as we called them many years ago in Catholic School.

The Sisters always presented us with a Holy Card that looked just like this if we spelled Transfiguration or
Annunciation properly.

I was always a pretty good speller so I had drawersful of them at one time.

It really is beautiful….

Be careful of the weeding.
It rained summat awful last night…..

Take care!

Grannymar, come back to read the answer to your question today. I put it in an edit on the blog.