Red At Night, etc., etc., etc

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Taken on Drake Island Beach this evening.

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Very nice capture and the image has an old-time feel…

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Wow, that’s a mighty impressive sky.

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Beautiful cloud formation …nice capture and edit.

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great effect - but I don’t see sheep or shepherd

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:confused: I am definitely confused

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Red at night Shepherd’s delight. Red in the morning Seaman’s warning. Sunset and Sunrise ancient sayings

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Ah - those of us in the colonies say Red at Night A Sailor’s Delight, Red in the Morning Sailor Take Warning

Mystery solved - thanks Seabreeze.

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Most welcome, Flick.

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I was confused too and now I’m not. :wink: I remember hearing once that there was actually some meteorological evidence to substantiate the saying. For anyone who’s interested in reading.

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It’s true! My local weather man covered this only recently. But different aspects apply as to where in the world you live.

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Thanks guys for attempting to sort @FlickColeman out - I’d forgotten that seaweed and old sayings were not in vogue in the new colonies

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