The sky is glowing red and orange after the sun has set, and the land and buildings in the foreground have been cast into darkness.

Trees create silhouettes against the setting sun in West Cork this afternoon. The grand auld stretch of thirteen minutes and fifty-five seconds was very noticeable.

Sunset in Valencia and the street is dark, but the sky is lit up by the setting sun.

On a lovely evening in Puerto del Carmen, a man fishes in the waters of the Atlantic. The sun is setting, but the evening is still warm, even in January!

The waters of Malaga harbour are quiet, but there are many people walking around as the sun sets over the city. A lifebuoy could be the difference between life and death.

The setting sun makes the sky glow a lovely yellow before the day ends in darkness.

Small boat on the water outside Ballycotton harbour as the sun sets behind.

The view from my hotel, looking out on the Mediterranean before the sun rose. There was a beautiful glow on the horizon.

The good weather is well and truly gone now, so here’s a sunrise from a few days ago to remind you what the sky above the grey clouds and rain looks like. 🙂

The footbridge over the railway line into Cobh. The sun had just set and cast a yellow glow over the sky. The bridge, lamps and trees became black silhouettes against the sky.

The heatwave has broken today, but it’s still quite warm at 18C, but the rain is back. It’s like it never left! The threatened thunderstorms never materialised in Blarney but the sky is cloudy and produced a lovely sunrise this morning around 7am. The sun rising behind the hills east of Blarney lit up the…

Just before the sun rose this morning, it shone on the underside of clouds on the horizon, creating a lovely glow I could see from my home office window.