sunsets – Jennifer's Journal

Evergreen Post: Evening Sky in Autumn*

Published on November 24, 2024November 24, 2024 by J. Kelland Perry28 Comments

Autumn sky

With all of the rain, drizzle and fog November has given us here in Newfoundland, our beautiful sunsets have been practically nonexistent.

I so miss the vibrant colours! Does dreary weather affect your mood?

“There is a harmony in autumn, and a luster in its sky.”
– Percy Bysshe Shelley

*Originally posted here in November 2018

Photo Challenge: Dramatic*

Published on January 18, 2024 by J. Kelland Perry48 Comments

When I think of dramatic photos I have taken, vivid skies and sunsets come to mind. And what better place to find them than on Perry’s Point?

Sunsets are proof that endings can often be beautiful too.
—Beau Taplin

The sky broke like an egg into full sunset, and the water caught fire.
— Pamela Hansford Johnson

Here’s a favourite of mine from Newtown branch:

Long before evening sets on the Point, the sun is often brilliant, dancing on the surface of the waves:

Lots of beauty elsewhere, of course. I captured this curtain of a cloud on a tropical holiday:

Another favourite. This time from Bonavista NL, with the sea and sky together:

Stay tuned! Part 2 of Dramatic Photo Challenge coming soon. ☺️

*Photo Challenge: LAPC #282: Dramatic

Photo Challenge: Orange

Published on July 12, 2021 by J. Kelland Perry39 Comments

Happy Monday, everyone!

I’m away from home for a second week, part of our annual summer getaway to St. John’s and surrounding areas. I had planned to blog a few Sunday Snaps yesterday, but time got away from me while visiting family and friends, so here we are. Monday Snaps it is!

I couldn’t resist Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge from last week, even though it’s the last day today. Orange in the great outdoors is often a vibrant colour, as the following selection of my photos will attest.

**Carrots from my friend’s garden last fall. Thanks, Libby. They were sweet and delicious!**

**Colourful leaves in Corner Brook last fall** . . .

**. . . and in Marystown, mingling with shades of red and gold.**

**A “flutter-by” on our house. Is blue your favourite colour too, little one?**

**An orange-belted bumblebee rests on my bench**.

**This orange sunset warmed up a chilly winter eventide.**

**Vivian listens for voles in the sun-drenched sea oats.**
**You’ll be back there enjoying the golden evenings before you know it, kitty.** ❤

Old-Fashioned

Published on June 24, 2015 by J. Kelland Perry40 Comments

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Definition of Old-Fashioned*:
1. a: of, relating to, or characteristic of a past era, in or according to styles or types no longer current or common; not modern.

When we undertook the renovations to our home, one of the features Paul and I emphatically chose not to replace was the stained glass in the two bay windows and in the window over the stairs. These colourful panes were original to the house when it was built in 1923, came special order from England, and bear a trio motif of roses, thistles, and shamrocks.

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Rose of England Thistle of Scotland Shamrock of Ireland

But what is the significance of this trio? As Wikipedia explains:

“Since the 1801 Act of Union between Britain and Ireland, the shamrock was incorporated into the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom, depicted growing from a single stem alongside the rose of England, and the thistle of Scotland to symbolise the unity of the three kingdoms. Since then the shamrock has regularly appeared alongside the rose, thistle and (sometimes) leek for Wales in British coins such as the shilling and crown, and in stamps. The rose, thistle and shamrock motif also appears regularly on British public buildings such as Buckingham Palace.”

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