Twilight - the violet hour

Twilight - the violet hour, no better represented than in this photo of this evening's sky, when the silhouetted branches and bank of clouds are at their starkest, and the colours of sunset are a gentle gradation from yellow to violet. Zooming in on this photo will show the conjunction of Venus and Jupiter. Venus is on our side of the sun and Jupiter, which is twelve times larger than Venus, is twelve times further away from us, on the other side of the sun. Nothing has been said of their positions tomorrow, so perhaps they will just move gradually apart again.
Twilight is a lovely time of day - the birds are giving their final twitters and chirps as they settle into their roosting places for the night. The bats come out to catch bugs in what seems a random zigzagging across the backdrop of the last light. Cats start the night's prowl. It is a time when our eyes adjust to the darkness (if we are fortunate enough to be away from all forms of artificial light) and enable us to see our way by starlight or moonlight. It's amazing what can actually be seen, as demonstrated when loadshedding is in place. Quite a pleasant situation if you are prepared for it. Reconnecting with nature.