Golden hour
The day is still hovering high above As the night crouches down and hides Cold near-winter morning Waiting for the fire from the skies As light first touches the towers With its bright red hot finger The golden minute of dawn Hear the wildlife celebrate and chatter Photo Hugh Ardoin The Night Shift Gallery
Last minute shopping before dark The golden hour is in the purple blue phase Tropical night will suddenly drop like a curtain Birds will go silent as the frogs pick-up the music The unnerving hum of hungry mosquito hordes Photo Hugh Ardoin Niamey Dusk and Dust Gallery
Strutting down Westbourne Grove at the golden hour Young Diva indulges to the selfie craze and lets the gawkers gawk Strike the pose and let the cameras roll under the shining spotlights Glory is like a bright sun that goes up in the sky What happens next is under the cloak of night Photo Hugh […]
The elders, the young and the youngest gather for the end of the day They take a few minutes to watch the sky turn gold and then blue Night will fall at tropical speed, the sky will turn into a lapis lazuli canopy The flickering stars will send their mysterious messages light years away Patiently […]