Be that as it may, we just console ourselves and be thankful for the invention of the airconditioners, and we just try to stay indoors during these "calamities". Staying out for a few minutes will probably cause hypertension to the elderlies, so we are vigilant.
Here are my sunset shots, that maybe the only wonderful effects of the long dry season. Clouds form nicely in the horizon, giving me lovely sunsets direct to my 5th Floor Window. These are photos taken during the last days of May, and our official Rainy Season started in June 2016. The photos are all SOOC shots (Straight out of Camera), no editing nor even cropping.
These last two shots show that sunsets will be elusive from now on, while the rainy season is ON! Thunderstorm will be the common site in the afternoons, but my lens is not fit for the lightnings.
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We're waiting for the rainy season too. Sadly we had a false hope when it was cloudy last Saturday. Your skies look truly dramatic and I do hope those clouds let down their water!
ReplyDeleteWe had a few sporadic rains in in early June, just enough to break the dormancy of my bulb ornamentals and the grasses on the sidewalks. We occasionally get afternoon thunderstorms too, but rains are localized and still limited, not enough to alleviate the "oppressive heat".
DeleteSuch lovely skies!
ReplyDeleteHello, Andrea! Gorgeous sunsets and colors. Lovely series of sky shots. I hope you have some much needed rain soon, we have too much here. I wish I could send you some. Happy Friday, enjoy your weekend!
ReplyDeleteThanks Eileen, actually we have thunderstorms bringing rains some afternoons. But in my province where my plants are grown it is still very elusive. Happy weekend as well.
DeleteWhile the sunsets/sunrises are incredible, the rainy season really needs to make an appearance. I don't even know when the weather is suitable for visit anymore as I hear from my FB friends that the heat is unbearable even in February.
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Yes Photo Cache, Maria, we cannot anticipate the Heat Index these days. Climate change is already wrecking havoc to humans and biodiversity. Planning depending on seasons cannot be trusted anymore. It has been declared that rainy season has started in June, so the corn farmers started planting after the first heavy downpour, yet the following days didn't produce any rain at all and the rainfed plants are now suffering. Phew!
DeleteNice job capturing these really beautiful skies. Climate change is very scary, but it appears to be real and already having an impact.
ReplyDeleteYes that is true, the changes are so abrupt that we cannot really say what is in store in the future. Researches being not easy cannot suffice for the rate of change that is fast worsening. Thanks for visiting here.
DeleteBeautiful sunsets indeed! But not beautiful enough to alleviate the fear of the damage we are doing to our climate patterns. I agonize about our complacency and lack of true, meaningful action a lot, and I know we in the US are some of the worst - if not THE worst - offenders. Im svory we are causing your archipelago so much pain. :(
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Anna K, i am glad there are people like you who understand, however it is the managers and top administrators of the big countries who has to really quickly implement the changes. We are trying our best, but we do not necessarily reap what we sow! We are a very small part of the world.
DeleteHi Andrea... five months of dry spell is a bit too long... we are in the midst of rainy season here, and I am cherishing the rain... hope things are well with you...
ReplyDeleteHi Lrong, i am glad you surfaced again here, and that you are still active in blogging. Yes five months is too long for us, and despite the start of the rainy season in June, rains are not yet coming like we used to during rainy seasons. Farmers planted after the first heavy rains, but moisture in the soil is just enough to germinate them, a good rain follow-up did not materialize as expected.
DeleteA good post - the east coast of Australia suffers drought in El Nino years - we had a 10 year drought here when I first arrived in Australia. Not good.
ReplyDeleteCheers - Stewart M - Melbourne
Oh that is too long, we will be dead if that happens to us! At least our long dry season happens only in months and the rainy days still come, and let every living thing live again.
DeleteThese sunsets are magnificent
ReplyDeleteThese sunsets are magnificent
ReplyDeleteAmazing sunset shots. Live the colour.
ReplyDeleteAmazing colours! I haven't seen a good sunrise or sunset where I live for a while, its so good to share other peoples.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful captures of your dramatic sky Andrea! Inspiring. Do you paint? Climate change is so unjust. And you are right that countries like mine are more responsible. It is insane that we are still having to fight those in power to move faster into green energy. Then, also, we choose to support an industrial agricultural system that is reeking havoc and poisoning our planet, wildlife and bodies. Your sky shots help remind us of the beauty we all need to help protect.
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