
Killing Moon amid a Purple Haze
Dontcha' just love those black lace fingerless gloved tree branches cupping and encircling the purple velvet cloak. Well what do you see. Anyone who has stopped by knows I like the colour purple. In fact purple, black, red. Any deep colour. I don't do pastels. Unfortunately here I am surrounded by yellows and pale blues as you have seen before. It's not often I get the opportunity to splurge on the violets, scarlets and deepest darkest black here but this sky presented this perfect Gothic dream scape complete with a pearl set in the velvet cloak(Ok It's a crescent moon but use your illusion) ready for me to capture. The nature reserve as you have never seen it before on my skywatch. I'm sure(click the purple words) here of Manx legend and would feel at home here along with the vampires. Yes vampires. No not vampire bats. Apparently there is a Vampire Hunter on the island. No not Buffy. This one is more your mature variety and genuinely believes that some of the island inhabitants are actually vampires in disguise. Well there are definitely bloodsuckers here, they work in the finance industry. Meaow!
My purple prose will cease, my inner Goth( former actually you can still see the evidence) has been sated. It won't be for everyone but this is one of my favourites skywatch images I have shown you. Thank you for indulging my passion. True colours shining through, but people are strange and your doors of perception may be leading in another direction down a yellow brick road instead. So excuse me while I kiss the sky but I am sucker for a purple haze.
I expect to see Donnie Darko's white rabbit any day soon, possibly surfing the ninth wave in red shoes.
My purple prose will cease, my inner Goth( former actually you can still see the evidence) has been sated. It won't be for everyone but this is one of my favourites skywatch images I have shown you. Thank you for indulging my passion. True colours shining through, but people are strange and your doors of perception may be leading in another direction down a yellow brick road instead. So excuse me while I kiss the sky but I am sucker for a purple haze.
I expect to see Donnie Darko's white rabbit any day soon, possibly surfing the ninth wave in red shoes.
Oh wow, that really is a dramatic picture! I like it!
ReplyDeleteVery dramatic, I like it. :)
ReplyDeletevery dramatic, I really like it.
ReplyDeleteGil in Canada
A beautiful night sky full of mystery. Gorgeous photo!
ReplyDeleteYou tell a great story, Babooshka, and it goes so perfectly with your gorgeous photo! Fabulous colors! Very dramatic!
ReplyDeleteYour flow of words is breathtaking my dear. The sky certainly looks like one where witches and vampires frolic. Myself I enjoy the pastel versions very much. After all this reading it seems like a safer choice too.
ReplyDeleteAnyone ever fallen victim to the vampire hunter and his (I assume it's a he) sharp wooden pole and garlic necklace? Scary tought. Huh!
You have captured the violet sky. Will you set her free again? Nicely done.
ReplyDeleteFantastic - and fun, too!
ReplyDeleteWonderful, full of colour.
ReplyDeleteYellow to purple in two posts? I like purple better too.
ReplyDeleteVery, very pretty, the lilac sky is a coup.
ReplyDeleteOh, I just love that shot.
ReplyDeleteSo evocative. I can just hear the distant sound of...yes, it's the opening riff from smoke on the water
ReplyDelete>air guitar<
Beautiful.
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That's one wonderful purple sky. Nice one.
ReplyDeleteAnd as for the bloodsuckers, there everywhere. Wof Wof
That is just drama personified! Love it!
ReplyDeleteWow - I'm not sure I will dare go out with my dog tomorrow evening/night! I'm glad I didn't see this before our walk this evening!
ReplyDeleteDarryl - Smoke on the water, fire in the sky. Now I have to find an image to match that. Cheers.
ReplyDeleteThat is pretty darned spectacular. Such a color! Great post too. Always enjoy my visit here, thank you :)
ReplyDeleteI've never seen a sky like that. Maybe I need to spend more time in northern latitudes. Great pic.
ReplyDeleteI like that gothic sky watch post.
ReplyDeleteNice job!
Joyce
Hello Babooshka(?) I think you went to the Tache when I did and you painted a leather jacket for my mate. I read you used to do that? Does Paul the guitarist "Joe Perry" sound familiar. When did you switch from painting to photography. Check you out on Facebook.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness - breathtaking. I love your sky & your "purple prose"
ReplyDeleteHave good week.
Very cool picture!
ReplyDeletePaul(the actor) Yes I remember Paul the guitarist, and yes I painted designs on leather jackets. Catch up on Facebook.
ReplyDeletethat's a really gorgeous color for the sky.
ReplyDeleteBabooshka: I guess when the purple haze appears you must share it with the world.
ReplyDeleteSuch a pretty color. I don't like pastels, but they are pretty in flowers and sometimes the sky too. But on me, never.
ReplyDeleteI really liked your yellow staircase but I could go for this gothic nightmare.
ReplyDeleteBet the picture without the purple was super too.
ReplyDeleteLove Goth and purple.
Not into vampires, just throw them a steak.Thanks.
Just checking your backposts. F... me you are so talented. Leather Jacket was Hanoi Rocks. I lost touch with Paul but he probably still wears it.
ReplyDeleteLove the lace glove metaphor ... so apt! Lovely image, Babooshka. Deep Purple ... do you know the song?
ReplyDeleteThanks for your compliment, by the way.
I love your purple sky and your purple prose. They go well enough with each other.
ReplyDeleteWow, that's an impressive purple surrounding the crescent moon. Really love those dark tree limbs, too.
ReplyDeleteWow - what a colour.
ReplyDeleteChuck-All my musical refs I sneak in I am fully conversant with. Eclectic taste in music, but if it makes the ipod it makes the blog.
ReplyDeletewow. amazing colors! you are such the artist.
ReplyDeletePurple is passion...right? I took that same sliver of the moon the other night, but you got the light and the branches in silhouette, and, well, you win the prize.
ReplyDeleteI like this very much.
C'est photograf j'taime
ReplyDeletePurple perfection!
ReplyDeleteI must say I love your purple sky, very mysterious and eerie, yet quite breathtaking at the same time! ;)
ReplyDeleteThat is a wonderful photograph. Love it.
ReplyDeleteThis is a stunning photo. One of my favorites so far this week!
ReplyDeleteAh yes, we are on the same wavelength today B.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous sky!!!!
V
Man oh man, that is beautiful. I love your image and the gorgeous text, too.
ReplyDeleteWow never see a purple sky before. Very beautiful sky.
ReplyDeleteThe sky is amazing...what a beauty.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing.
Wowoweeeeeeh, love the purples! and the moon, too!
ReplyDeleteNot your usual sky color but I like it! Very witchy. Like your references to Hendrix too! ;o)
ReplyDeleteGosh! The purple sky is AWESOME!! :)
ReplyDeleteGeorgeous! Love that purple and black. May favourite colours too, and the moon just tops it off.
ReplyDeleteI do believe I hear Jimi Hendrix in the background...
ReplyDeleteWhat a shot! I love the purple.
ReplyDeleteBeen watching a lot of vampire flicks lately????
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Babooshka:
ReplyDeleteKnow you don't alter much but please tell us, is it true, are the skies over Ramsey really that PURPLE? Show stopping purple. 1960's purple!
Babooshka:
ReplyDeleteKnow you don't alter much but please tell us, is it true, are the skies over Ramsey really that PURPLE? Show stopping purple. 1960's purple!
I remember this, I think, from way back when, the purple haze.
ReplyDeleteExcellent!
The Chinese say that when lucky red gets REALLY lucky, it turns purple!
ReplyDeleteA great post, image AND words, you Manx Kitty. aloha-
I love that sky. The purple is quite striking!
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome! I've never seen one like that.
ReplyDeletePurple ROCKS! "fourth day of November I need a purple high"--his royal badness, Prince.
ReplyDeletewaouhh quelle lumiere....superbe
ReplyDeleteA beautiful sky - color, moon, a hint of clouds and and trees to frame it!
ReplyDeleteSomething special about twilight on the Isle of Man, Baboosh. So lovely and serene.
ReplyDeleteYou've captured my attention with the purple sky and your story!!I'm thinking of "purple rain!"
ReplyDeleteI, too, love purple. Oh yes!! In fact I am sitting here wearing a purple shirt with a fairygirl sitting in or on a cresent moon.
ReplyDeleteSo.....I guess you could say--"I love your picture". MB
Thrilling !
ReplyDeletestrikingly beautiful!
ReplyDeleteSo, so lovely. Among your finest Ms. B. It shines like a jewel.
ReplyDelete-Kim
I haven't had time to read all the comments, but I suppose there must have been someone else who has asked if there is Purple rain from that haze or If Pink Floyd is playing from the Dark side of that moon of yours?
ReplyDeleteCreative - as always. Impressed - as always.
PS Thank you for the comment - I like those!
Is that Bauhaus I hear playing?
ReplyDeleteScrumptious, Goth Girl. This is one of my favorites.
it is a fantastic photo - the lace, the purple, the haze
ReplyDeleteNo wonder you have 71 comments. I am officially jealous. Now I will have to go out and keep an eye on sunset every day to try and get a shot like that myself. BE-AU-TY-FUL
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love purple, this shot is outstanding.
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend.
Guy
Regina In Pictures
Happy to watch that in your Ramsey reality, you get such colored thing, Babooshka.
ReplyDeleteThat's because of these visions that Manx people is so interested in legendary tales. They're auspicious to develop one's illusion.
Wonderful. One of the best.
The color is spectacular and the moon looks like a spec of finger nail. :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Week-end!
Gorgeous!!! Now that's a sky!!
ReplyDeleteI love those colours, and the moon in the middle is just the icing on the cake :)
ReplyDeleteGothic must be in - Gemma just called my Watery Wed 'gothic'.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic sky, Babooshka!
ReplyDeleteAre these colours a result of the ashes of Mt. Redoubt?
Have a good weekend.
I just love the colors. Nice catch.
ReplyDeleteHa, you missed me, my broom was quicker than your shutter!
ReplyDeleteThat is a rare color of sky, indeed. I like it VERY much. And though not a vampire and not into them, I would love to bask in that purple light.
ReplyDeletewhat a fab skywatch shot...and so enjoyed your commentary. it was very colorful.
ReplyDeletehave a great weekend...
Beautiful!
ReplyDeletei love your title for this. purple haze skies are my favorite too :)
ReplyDeleteWow! I'm in love! Love to have this hanging in my bedroom!
ReplyDeleteHey, havent visited your blog in a very long time but still keeping up the good work I see. Real nice colours! Have a great weekend! :)
ReplyDeleteI love your gothic purple sky. Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteWonderful color in this! Purple is probably my second favorite color...especially this shade. It really is a lovely shot with that moon in the middle.
ReplyDeleteawesome...i feel like "purple rain" is playing in my head now :P
ReplyDelete91 comments! You're so Popular!!! WOW!
ReplyDeleteYou know I love the purple too!!! This rich deep color is so powerfully dramatic! Awesome!
Incredibly Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI've never seen anything like it! Absolutely wonderful! Congrats on over 100,000 visitors, too.
ReplyDeleteI've never seen a sky this color before. Wow! Was that the natural color of it? What an amazing capture and the silhouettes of the trees frame it perfectly.
ReplyDeleteI remember long ago the first of your posts that caught my attention had the purple passion! Glad to see it again.
ReplyDeleteYou truly captured all the beautiful shades of gothic.
ReplyDeleteExcuse accepted by me. Kiss the sky all you like if you produce awesome piccies like this one.....Brilliant photo I love it as I love the Hendrix track....keep up the great work......
ReplyDeleteEXCELLENT!!!
ReplyDeleteAmazing !
ReplyDeleteWonderful picture
Gr.
P-TER
Cool "Shades of Deep Purple". Brings me back when I used to listen to Deep Purple a lot. Stunning purple backdrop.
ReplyDeleteSuch a mystical purple! A great dreamscape!
ReplyDeleteGreat picture - love the trees - great writing (as always)
ReplyDeleteWow this one just jumps out at ya.
ReplyDeleteStunning. Nice skywatch shot.
ReplyDeleteOh wow... this is fantastic!!
ReplyDeleteIt is almost to good to believe! That color is outstanding...
so beautiful.
I love purple!
Hugs♥
Absolutely gorgeous shot, love the colours and silhouettes.
ReplyDeleteJust as well you didn't do a black night, otherwise we'd have some more heavy rock puns. But you know I like puns for my photos. If Prince saw this, he'd want to sing about purple rain. That's if you are him and not Kate Bush's alter ego!
ReplyDeleteok so, Echo and the Bunneymen, Cyndi Lauper, The Doors, Elton John!!!, Hendrix and Kate Bush. How many have I missed?
ReplyDeleteWaw, very nice "contre-jour".
ReplyDeletePurple prose and a purple sky -- a perfect combination.
ReplyDeleteNeil- Guns"n"Roses is a crafty one in there too.
ReplyDeleteOMG, this is so gorgeous! I love the moon and seeing it in this purple sky is a treat!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots love the purple sky.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this fantastic photo with us all in Sky Watch Friday and thanks for your kind comments on my blog earlier.
ReplyDeletestunning, yes! spooky? no! i'm loving this photo with the purple sky and the moon!
ReplyDeleteI'm amazed by this colour...I wonder why I never seen such a beautiful colour in Montreal.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful color in your sky photo.
ReplyDeleteThat's a wonderful purple sky!
ReplyDeleteVery well captured.
Very nice color and the moon. Very nice add to SWF! Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteAmazing photo!
ReplyDeleteJimmie and Prince would be pleased with your purples, as are the rest of us.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and very unusual! But I like unusual!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous beyond words! Wow - I'm speechless.
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