Beautiful Sunset

Sunset - personal photo by LadyDuck
By Anna
@LadyDuck (472004)
Switzerland
November 4, 2015 3:24am CST
Yesterday afternoon, I have accompanied my husband to the hospital, as he has an appointment with his doctor. Now, the days are short, it was almost dark when we drove back home, the sun was setting behind the hills. I took a picture while my husband was parking the car under the carport. I like the colors of Autumn, they are softer than summer colors, but no less brilliant. We have a saying "red sky at night, good weather to expect". And this is what we have today, a beautiful warm and sunny morning. It seems that from Friday the temperature will be unseasonably warm. I surely prefer this to the snow.
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• Preston, England
4 Nov 15
well timed photo-capture - hope your husband is well. We have a silly saying here - red sky at night - cowshed's alight. Red sky in the morning - three minute warning.
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• Preston, England
4 Nov 15
@hereandthere the glow in the sky suggests at night that there might be a fire on the farm - three minute warning suggests it could be the glow of nukes going off in the distance with an estimate of how long it might be before one hits where you are too - we have a twisted sense of humour in Britain
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• Philippines
4 Nov 15
what does cowshed's alight and three minute warning mean?
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
4 Nov 15
This is a funny saying, but the meaning is more or less the same. My husband is not too bad, except the fact he always has headaches and nobody can find the reason.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
4 Nov 15
I always knew this old saying as Red sky at night, sailor's delight, Red sky in morning, sailor's warning. I have also heard it with shepherd instead of sailor, but intrinsically the same.
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
4 Nov 15
I have heard the saying about sailor's delight, I believe it's the same meaning. This morning the sky was not red, not even pink, I hope the weather forecast is not wrong.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
4 Nov 15
@LadyDuck I would have expected the shepherd version to be better known in Switzerland because you do not have a great many sailors.
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
4 Nov 15
@Asylum In Switzerland no sailors and shepherd versions are known, only the fact to expect a nice day.
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@allknowing (137597)
• India
4 Nov 15
On never tires of taking pictures of the sun both when it rises and sets. I have loads of them but we hardly see such vibrant colours here except along the sea.
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• Maldives
5 Nov 15
@LadyDuck @allwknowing.......... I wish my wish come true and I could rearrange the continents so that you could witness the colours that I am looking at every day
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
4 Nov 15
We have no sea or ocean in Switzerland, but plenty of hills and mountains and the air is clear.
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
5 Nov 15
@Misterbull I have visited the Maldives, but I am a mountain girl, I love my place as you like yours.
• United States
4 Nov 15
That is stunning Anna. Thank you for sharing it with us. I love the nature.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
4 Nov 15
It is pretty Ocean I love scenes like that also.
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• Maldives
5 Nov 15
@Marcyaz I cordially invite you to my place(island in maldives) as this is the best place to see the sun the highest point here is 3 meters above the sea level they say that we will be underwater in the near future but the government is trying to insert empty barrels under the islands so that it will float toward Europe
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
4 Nov 15
I always see the sunrise from our window, but the sun sets on the back of the house.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
4 Nov 15
That photo is beautiful - our saying is 'Red sky at night, shepherds' delight', but it means the same.
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
4 Nov 15
It is what I thought. Tonight I see no red in the sky, but I still hope for a nice day tomorrow.
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@Inlemay (17713)
• South Africa
4 Nov 15
I Love sunsets - they are the best time of the day - beautiful colouring and stunning photo
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
5 Nov 15
@Inlemay Come when you want Lany, I will dress a table with cheese, Merlot and everything you like. I always have dark chocolate at home and I have an espresso machine. You are welcome.
@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
4 Nov 15
Sunrise is not so bright, a pale pink sky, but it's nice too.
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@Inlemay (17713)
• South Africa
4 Nov 15
@LadyDuck I could easily have transported myself to your sunset, with a glass of Merlot and some good strong cheese followed by a Italian espresso and some dark chocolate - that would have been my ideal end to today. - My dream
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
5 Nov 15
hi@ladyduck thats a beaugtiful sun set we h ave them here too. its cooler now b ut nice as you just need a sweater but the nights are cold as this building has no heat at all but just space heaters we can borrow not i nsulated either as the building is 3 0 to 40 years old. nothing fancy after all we are just older to elderly and here in the USA elderly is not really cared about all that much . I have to l augh inside at people who think that they will never age lol lol lol
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
6 Nov 15
I know that many think that they will never age, this is only a dream. Every year passes more quickly and everything becomes more difficult.
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
4 Nov 15
Red sky at night, good weather to expect? That saying is certainly true. Your photo is lovely! I just so love the color of sunset.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
5 Nov 15
@LadyDuck We have no four seasons so I only see the colors of Autumn in the photos. Thank you for sharing one.
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
4 Nov 15
I love the colors of Autumn, they are so warm and beautiful.
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@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
5 Nov 15
Beautifully captured sunset - so romantic ! So can we say that when the sky is red in the late afternoon , it will be sunny the next day ? In my experience , it is indeed .
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@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
5 Nov 15
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• Maldives
5 Nov 15
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
5 Nov 15
This is what we believe and it is usually true.
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• Greece
6 Nov 15
The sunsets are beautiful this time of the year, softer in a way than the summer ones which predict a very hot day to come. Now the weather is perfect. We also have the same saying, worded differently - 'red sky at night, shepherd's delight, red sky in the morning shepherd's warning.
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
6 Nov 15
The meaning is the same and it is true that, most of the time, when the sky is red in the evening the day after is nice.
@sofssu (23662)
4 Nov 15
Looks so beautiful.. We had a red sky last night and now its raining like crazy.
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• United States
4 Nov 15
A beautiful shot! It was be warm here the next two days also - yest. was 76.
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
4 Nov 15
It's not cold yet, even too warm for November. I hope we are not going to pay this in December.
• United States
4 Nov 15
@LadyDuck You are having very similar weather to ours..next week in low 60's.
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
4 Nov 15
Our saying here goes like this. Red sky in the morning shepherds warning. Red sky at night shepherds delight!
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
4 Nov 15
In Italian the rhyme is very nice, but not so nice translated in English.
@birjudanak (14320)
• India
4 Nov 15
its nice time while all fell relax and back to home i like evening time to much because it bring smile on face even while back from school or job
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
4 Nov 15
The early morning and the moment we are back home are the best in our day.
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@birjudanak (14320)
• India
4 Nov 15
@LadyDuck same here because at that time u r fresh and energetic
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@youless (112570)
• Guangzhou, China
6 Nov 15
I noticed that you come from Switzerland. Your country is famous because of its beautiful sightseeing. So it goes without saying that sunset is also beautiful there. I haven't been to Switzerland yet. Hopefully one day I can see all this natural beautiful views in person.
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@youless (112570)
• Guangzhou, China
7 Nov 15
@LadyDuck I am glad to hear that. I hope one day you will visit China and enjoy the journey here
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
6 Nov 15
Thank you, Switzerland is a nice and quiet country. I have never visited China, but I would love to visit one day.
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@simone10 (54187)
• Louisville, Kentucky
7 Nov 15
Such a beautiful sunset. It's is getting dark earlier here as well.
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
7 Nov 15
Yes, the day are shorter and shorter, but we still have wonderful sunny and warm days.
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
8 Nov 15
@simone10 We had 24 degrees Celsius today (75 F) it's crazy for Switzerland, I cannot understand what happened to the weather.
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@simone10 (54187)
• Louisville, Kentucky
8 Nov 15
@LadyDuck Today is the first day we have seen sunshine in well over a week. It's been very dark and gloomy.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50607)
• United States
4 Nov 15
What a gorgeous photograph.
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@gudheart (12659)
4 Nov 15
That does look stunning :D Not seen it that colour before :D
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
4 Nov 15
I believe it is because of the clouds, they reflected the sun, beautiful effect.
• Midland, Michigan
6 Nov 15
Our temps will be dropping about twenty degrees come sun-up tomorrow morning. During the night it will still be in the sixties, but tomorrow's high is only mid-fifties. Still warmer than normal for this time of year, but not quite as warm as the past several weeks. We have had a few days here and there with colder temps, but we've surely enjoyed this warmer Fall weather.
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
6 Nov 15
The temperature will be high from today for about one week. It's already high this morning. I will take the opportunity to finish everything I have to do in the garden.
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• United States
4 Nov 15
I know the phrase the same way Barry does. I like it so much...see the photo.
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
4 Nov 15
This is cute, I heard the saying before and always mentioning the Sailors never the Shepherds.