The area I live in is extremely flat. There is a lot of forest and farmland in our village. Because of the flatness and the big farmland areas, the sky is very beautifully visible.
Clear blue from the far away horizon to the other far away horizon. In the late afternoon, when the sun is in the west, not too low, the eastern sky is of a deep blue that contrasts beautifully with the green of the farm land, and especially with the darkish green summer leaves of oak trees. This colour blue is my most favourite colour.
Further in the evening the sun turns orange, and when there are a few stretched clouds they also turn into a beautiful bronze orange.
Over the rather large lake in our village this is a gorgeous view. Over here, on our northerly altitude, the sun dawn takes a long time in spring and autumn. The golden and orange colouring of the sky can easily last for one and a half hours. The golden sun and the bronze and orange clouds reflect in the vast water surface. At the other end of the lake the buildings of our village can be seen. These buildings are all low, except the church tower, which is a clear landmark. The buildings appear to be right under the sun, and they look like dark grey shadows with fuzzy borders and a golden touch. When there is little wind the water looks like a gigantic, smoke coloured mirror.
In autumn this is most beautiful. Especially when the golden sun lights the trees with their New England colours.
The sky is also very beautiful when it is clouded. Because of the flatness of the land you can see a lot of clouds. All kinds of grey, from very light to very dark. The grey colours change all the time. When there is a crack in the clouds, and the sun is in the right position, you can see sunrays shining down from the sky. Then it looks like an old painting, where the clouds open up to reveal a bright shining, from which anything you can imagine can come down.
Clear blue from the far away horizon to the other far away horizon. In the late afternoon, when the sun is in the west, not too low, the eastern sky is of a deep blue that contrasts beautifully with the green of the farm land, and especially with the darkish green summer leaves of oak trees. This colour blue is my most favourite colour.
Further in the evening the sun turns orange, and when there are a few stretched clouds they also turn into a beautiful bronze orange.
Over the rather large lake in our village this is a gorgeous view. Over here, on our northerly altitude, the sun dawn takes a long time in spring and autumn. The golden and orange colouring of the sky can easily last for one and a half hours. The golden sun and the bronze and orange clouds reflect in the vast water surface. At the other end of the lake the buildings of our village can be seen. These buildings are all low, except the church tower, which is a clear landmark. The buildings appear to be right under the sun, and they look like dark grey shadows with fuzzy borders and a golden touch. When there is little wind the water looks like a gigantic, smoke coloured mirror.
In autumn this is most beautiful. Especially when the golden sun lights the trees with their New England colours.
The sky is also very beautiful when it is clouded. Because of the flatness of the land you can see a lot of clouds. All kinds of grey, from very light to very dark. The grey colours change all the time. When there is a crack in the clouds, and the sun is in the right position, you can see sunrays shining down from the sky. Then it looks like an old painting, where the clouds open up to reveal a bright shining, from which anything you can imagine can come down.
Copyright © 1996, Marjo van Diem
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