Folkestone Charivari

Braved the crowds with my trusty Nikon D7000 and took some photos of the annual Folkestone Charivari this afternoon. The light had varied quite a bit as it kept changing from partial cloud to strong sunshine and back to clouds in seconds.

Buck Moon

This was a spur of the moment photo shoot as I quickly ran outside with my trusty Nikon D7000, bit risky given it was a Friday night at Folkestone Harbour but think I'm glad I did it. I couldn't get the detail on the moon nor the position I wanted but I decided I liked the reflection and colour overall.

Twin Halos

Earlier on today, I spotted an twin-sun halo set directly overhead here at Folkestone. Usually the sun is in the middle of the halo but I think sunlight shining through an unusual arrangement of a particular kind of ice crystals that that makes up cirrus enable the main halo to be one side and only white while there is a fainter "traditional" halo around the sun, kind of made it look like a giant wedding ring. I've actually not seen the likes of that before.

Noctilucent Clouds.

Caught the last vestiges of noctilucent clouds (NLC) over Folkestone this evening. The NLCs were actually brighter earlier on but by the time I got the drone out, fired up and in the air, I only caught the tail end of it.

Noctilucent clouds are super high cloud (50 miles up) where their composition are still relatively unknown but still lit up by the midnight sun giving them that ghostly ethereal glow. Tend to occur between June and August. 

Facing My Fear

Took The Flying Gherkin on a 20 miles bike ride today and my drone came along with me. I faced my nemesis that is the former tomato greenhouse workplace at Farthing Common. 

PS: Like my new cycling sunglasses? Makes me look like a wasp.

Sand Scape

Taken on my drone over Folkestone beach today. 

June Storm

Goes without saying that was a lively evening, it lasted one & a half hour and 25 mm of rain fell in that time here at Folkestone Harbour. While it was well forecast, apparently Dover had it worse as the storm system picked up strength as it trundled north eastwards along south Kent.

June Full Moon

A dirty looking midnight full moon over the harbour area, the bright light to the bottom right corner in second photo is the remnants of a collapsing star. 

Dusk Hues At Folkestone Harbour

I took these two photos on my iSamsony smartbone a week ago and then forgot about them - until today.

June Starts With A Bang

Braved the wind and cold to stand on a wet beach with my trusty Nikon D7000 and capture some fireworks over Folkestone Harbour Arm this evening. 

Cheat Code?

 

Based on my lovely next door neighbours. 

"Flower" Full Moon

As seen over Folkestone harbour from my neighbour's south facing garden. Used my iSonysung blower.

Another Week In Politics

 

Superior Mirage

 While on a bike ride between Folkestone & Hythe today, I noticed this "superior" mirage towards Dungeness way. Unlike an ordinary mirage associated with light being bent upwards on hot surface, in this case light was bent downwards in cold dense air with warm air aloft. I have seen and taken a photo of this many years ago but thought it is worth showing this updated version taken on my iSamsony smartbone.

Gone To Pot

 

When you order the seeds online.

Post-Easter Blues

From idea popping to mind to drawing this doodle and putting it online all in the space of an hour while waiting for jacket potato in oven to be ready.

 

Sun Halo

 

Spotted in the skies over Folkestone this afternoon.

Sam's Organ

 Did this for a certain YouTuber that I'm a fan of. Even if you don't recognise the person, the punchline in itself should still apply.

#lookmumnocomputer

Seagull's Eyeview

Captured the Clan Line loco going over Folkestone Viaduct this afternoon on my drone.

Trump Card

 
I will admit to nicking the idea from an internet meme but the cartoon style is completely my own with adaptations.