African skies

One of the truly stunning aspects of living here is the sky. We have noticed it more in the last few weeks, as the rains have come and we get more overcast days. During the day, we get the most spectacular deep blue panorama, with trails of clouds running across. I don't think I have seen it dosrupted by a single con trail from an airplane in 5 months.

In the evening however it really lives up to the ideal of the African "big sky". We can see the sunset over countryside and a few hills, and we get all shades of red and blue, with clouds intermittently breaking the scene. Watching it with a G&T is a great way to end the day.

Recently, there have been thunderstorms most evenings. Quite often, we can sit out watching the sunset, with lightning flashing all around us, while we are under clear skies. It was very similar late last night - we had a patch of completely clear sky, which means incredible views of the stars.