The Sky At Dusk

Had just started preparing dinner when I took a glimpse out the kitchen window.  Saw the golden orangy-yellow hues and knew that evening sky would probably be beautiful.

It would be great just to watch the sky even though I won't see the setting sun!

Took me a few seconds to decide to abandon the idea of having dinner at my usual time, then grabbed my camera and went outside.  I sat perched on the porch wall, with my feet resting and braced on the roofing tiles and started snapping.  Initially, a few mosquitoes came out to bug me and I had to keep slapping them away but after a while, they disappeared altogether.  

Bliss!

I took nearly fifty photos in the half hour that I sat there.  That's almost a photo each minute!

Of course, some had to be discarded as they were blurry but I actually had quite a lot of good ones.

The colours of the dusk sky change every few minutes and that in itself was just amazing!

The first photo of the evening, taken at 7:41pm.

The light orangy-yellow sky is a good indication that the evening sky will be gorgeous!

At 7:43pm.  

Zoomed in towards the Mat Chinchang mountain in the background.  

This mountain is on the north-western part of the island, where the cable car ride goes up to.  

I am at the south-eastern corner of the island.  

And, yes, this is how small Langkawi is! 

 7:46pm.
Back to looking at the sky over the south of Kuah.

The orangy colours on the horizon is now deeper and richer but still a lot of grays in the sky.

 A minute later, at 7:47pm.  

You can get such a different picture when you zoom in onto Kuah Bay.

At 7:49pm, the swirl of clouds above me had turned a shade deeper......

7:56pm.

It is nice to watch the changing colours in the sky.

And it is always nice to look out onto that little strip of water that is Kuah Bay.

 8:00pm now.

I have been sitting here watching the sky for about 15 minutes.  

All the bits of blue have become more intense as it gets a little darker.....

 8:05pm.

The lights on the viewing platforms on the Mat Chinchang mountain can now be clearly seen glittering against the dusk sky. 

 8:12pm.

Just before it became a little too dark to see the rich colours of the sky.

The night will be upon us soon.......

Totally worth it to brave the mosquitoes and take the time to enjoy watching the sky at dusk and then have dinner a little late.  Definitely totally worth it!