It’s hard to get sunset or sunrise shots at the moment with only three hours of night.
But a couple of days ago, as I was falling into a deep sleep at ten in the evening,
A loud hissing filled the bedroom. I ignored it.
Another loud hissing.
So I dashed outside to catch the second balloon on the horizon.
It hung there in stillness
Before swooping down and disappearing.
All that was left
Was the delicious pink swirl
Of another gloriously light summer evening.
For more stories – with or without hot air – please visit: Skywatch.
Beautiful, dramatic photos!
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Underbart!
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wow…that last pic of the sky is amazing….love the colored swirl…must be the season of balloons as well…we had one come over the house last saturday
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Oh to have an opportunity to capture the balloon at sunset majestic!
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Gorgeous, and love the almost fairytale-like story of your awakening!
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I really like the opening image.
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Balloons in the set – the stuff dreams are made of.
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Absolutely fantastic captures. The colours are glorious.
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Gorgeous photos!
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Stunning photos! I didn’t realize that you only get three hours of darkness. We get about six here now during the summer. You must have shade on the windows! 🙂
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I’m so tired as it’s difficult to sleep at the moment due to the light!
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Absolutely brilliant photos! Enchanting scenes
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Incredible captures as always! What glorious skies and colors and I do love the balloon!!
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Oh, I would so love to be in that balloon!
Just beautiful.
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That sky is amazing. The color is so special and the balloon made it a special photo.
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It must be hard to be an artist in such a beautiful place. I’d never want to close my eyes!
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Magical writing and enchanting photos. 🙂 Many thanks.
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Definitely edible, highly nutritious. Movement and light, out of this world, literally. In my last post, there is a line the beginning which these images capture exactly what I was thinking when I wrote the words.
When am in the north, an the days are long, I must admit I get little psycho from the lack of sleep. Glad I don’t have to live in it like you, just visit it from time to time.
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I love your mauve skies, superb.
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Wonderful time now, shown very well here !
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These shots are just gorgeous! I love the colors in the sky. I didn’t realize you only got 3 hours of night. I bet it is hard to get to sleep each night!
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Swedish summers are so gorgeous! And your photos make me long for 20 hour spells of light! The colors! Wow! I love the beauty you reveal so expertly!
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oh, the balloon was yelling, ‘psst! come outside and see this wonder!!!’ 🙂
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Cool sighting of the balloon and a pretty sky the colors are gorgeous! Beautiful photos!
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That is an unforgettable pink swirl. A perfect Summer day
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Great Pictures. Gamla stan bilderna är för läckra. You are very good
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so glad you woke in time
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Beautiful shots.
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lol, that´s some crazy pink skies. 🙂 It would be nice to fly in one of those ballonds. Don´t you think?
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Fantastic shots! Quick on your feet getting those photos.
Wishing you a great day,
Denise
An English Girl Rambles
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There is something particularly enchanting about the sight of a hot air balloon against that sort of sky, isn’t there!
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Brilliantly gorgeous =)
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That is so worth interrupted sleep. Incredible sky and such fun to think about being able to do that in the middle of the night (I know 10 isn’t really the middle of the night, but close enough). I love to wake up with the morning light and wonder how I’d do there. I could buy a blackout sleep mask, but then how would I wake up?
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I had forgotten that your nights would be short ones, Fiona. Great that you got up and captured these shots!
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These are fantastic shots. The sky and scenes are wonderful.
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Now that’s something you don’t see every day! Even if you only have a few hours of night you manage to catch the most beautiful shots of sunrises and sunsets. I never tire of them. Thanks for sharing with us. 🙂
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How simply lovely. Our balloon fly at dawn rather than dusk. And these stunning images make me feel sorry to miss the evening flights. Thankyou.
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fabulous photos! I can’t imagine only 3 hours of light! You captured a beautiful moment for sure!
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It’s summer so we only have three hours of NIGHT – that means it’s light almost all the time.
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Wouldn’t it be wonderful to be up there, looking down? The quality of light at 10 PM is amazing!
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Marvelous pictures! Glad you caught the balloon!
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Gorgeous photos, Fiona… I would have a hard time getting sleep with all of that beauty around… Fabulous!!!!
Hugs,
Betsy
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How enchanting! Well,not the sleeplessness, but the magical sights that you captured.
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“pink swirl of a summer evening.”
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So glad you did not continue to ignore the hissing sound!
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Majestic sunset you have to start your short night!
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What amazing colours they are.
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Your sky shots are so enviable. The colors are so dreamy.
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Beautiful shots. That air balloon looks great.
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Stunning series. Love it a lot. I seldom see flying balloon here 😦
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Lovely capture.
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ce ciel rose au dernier cliché est magnifique puis ce ballon avec ce reflet au premier cliché
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How lucky you are to have that view outside your window and balloons too! 🙂 beautiful
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Descrumtious!
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WOW! So so beautiful! Absolutely stunning!!!!
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Gorgeous skies! Happy sky watching.
My sky.
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Beautiful and gorgeous as always..
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Beautiful shots – well worth investigating the hissing sound!
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wow I love the colours of the magical sky and also to see the colour on the first photos reflected in the water.
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Fabulous shots! Hot air balloons!
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Marvelous and romantic photos of the Sunset. Amazing !
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When I saw the cropped image on Skywatch Friday, I knew this would be a wonderful post of fantastic sky images!!! Beautiful.
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Beautiful photographs, I love such views:) Greetings
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First of all, I’m very glad hot air balloons make a hissing sound so that you were alerted to their presence, and that there was a second balloon so you could capture these two exquisite photos of it! (That first one is surreal!)
Second of all, I guess I’d just be getting three hours of sleep a night at this time of year, since I wouldn’t be able to bear the thought of missing such glorious skies at dawn and twilight! 🙂
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That first image of the balloon is just beautiful!! And I love the pink swirl of the last shot!!!
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WoW – what Beauty my friend, what a Magnifico Photo blog, I always enjoy my visit.
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Love!
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That hissing sound is unmistakeable once you’re familiar with it. Photographs are particularly dreamy in this post :-).
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Dearst ladyfi,
What beautiful pictures and amazing that you could capture the balloon♡♡♡ I wish I’m talented for taking pictures like you p;)
Wishing you know how to block the light to have longer sound sleep.
Sending you lots of love and hugs from Japan, xoxo Miyako*
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Amazing photography ~ beautiful shots of nature’s palette ~ Glad the ‘balloon’ spoke to you ^_^
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Fabulous photos!
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An other impressive series, fantastic shots!
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For such views it’s worthwhile to quit the warm bed !
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Whoa…I always love your gorgeous shots of the sky! They are so beautiful!
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Lovely feeling to a balloon, superb settings.
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atmoshperic and lovely!
great work:)
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I love those delicious soft colors!
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I think it’s marvelous that you were able to capture the hot air balloon, but your last photo is breath-taking. The colors are amazing.
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Hi! ” Up,up and away in my beautiful my beautiful balloon”. This time ,down, down and disappear the beautiful balloon. Your photos are stunning beautiful. I feel something good is just waiting for you. Thanks for sharing.
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Marvelous captures all!!
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such beautiful sky, I would bee sleepless too
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That is like unreal!!!!!! seriously beautiful shots 😀
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I know I’ve said this many times before, but you live in paradise. I’m always blown away by how beautiful your world is.
Happy weekend, xo jj
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Great pictures you show 🙂
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stunning 🙂
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i am so glad you got up to see what the hissing was… incredible photo incredible Beauty
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Aren’t you glad you looked out the window? Fabulous images!
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This is my absolute favorite time to take pictures. There’s something amazing about that golden silence isn’t there?
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Normally I’d say anyone who thinks hot air makes a positive difference is a civil servant, but in your case I’ll make an exception!!
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Very, very beautiful! Love how you captured the ballon reflections. The sky in the bottom shot is simply amazing!
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The balloon woke you up so you could capture these wonderful pictures. As an expat Swede, I get really homesick this time of the year.
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Love the first and last shot!
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Love the balloon and the reflection, gorgeous sunset! 🙂
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as always, such beautiful images! I could almost hear that hissing :). thank you for a beautiful morning online, dear Lady Fi!
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Excellent captures. Lovely sky color too.
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I’m glad you got up! Beautiful captures!
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I did not know you only get 3 hours of darkness at this time of year, you captured the sky and balloon beautifully.
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How wonderful! Aren’t you glad you got out of bed and grabbed the camera?
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ah, can i live there? may I? 😉
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