I only had time today to take a couple of photos of Mount Warning just before sunset. The sky had just the slightest hint of sunset colours and a patch of cloud hovered over the mountain.

Seeing the clouds reminded me of another name for the mountain. To the local Bundjalung Aboriginal people, the mountain is Wollumbin, which means “cloud catcher”.

Wollumbin is pronounced Wool-um-bin, so very similar to the spelling.

There are so many Aboriginal place names in the area. I must compile a list one day, but that will be a project for when I’m not working on uni assignments. 🙂

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Skies Afire

August 21, 2020August 21, 2020 Joanne6 Comments

Mount Warning reappeared today from beneath yesterday’s smoky, dusty haze. The mountain and ranges looked beautifully clear all day but I decided to wait until sunset before taking my camera outside as the weather turned cold this afternoon. I’ve noticed that a sudden cold snap is often a prediction for a beautiful sunset, and I had a hunch that today could be one of those memorable sky days.

So out I went with my camera just after 5:30 pm. Nothing. Oh, the sky had a pretty pastel sunset tinge of colour over the mountain, but this wasn’t the magnificence sky-show I had expected.

And then I turned around …

Towards the north-western skies, stripes of clouds were lit up by the sunset glow. The sky looked magnificent!

I’m sure I will never understand how weather patterns work, it’s all too technical a process for my simple brain. I am just happy to enjoy the magic – no questions asked – and to follow my hunches when I feel something brewing in the weather. 🙂