Sunset over Civic Theatre click photo to enlarge.
5:52pm . Sunday . Queen Street
People hurrying away home, preparing for the week’s start.
A stray of orange clouds appear in the sky, over the heritage Civic Theatre.
I stroll along the street, observing the beauty that is the city.
Sunset came and went away, so beautiful, yet so quickly.
Like many things, it’s gone before we even realised it’s there.
Carpe diem! Seize the day!
Tags: Auckland, civic theatre, clouds, photography, sky, sunset, thoughts in picture
- Similar posts:
- Light
- Haste
- Land of the long white cloud
- My mountain
- Silver lining
August 25th, 2008 at 3:35 am
man i really love ur photo and the way you write…
CC: Thanks Bong, that’s very encouraging to hear.
[Reply]
August 25th, 2008 at 3:38 am
beautiful pic…
CC: Thank you!
[Reply]
August 25th, 2008 at 3:43 am
yeah.. nice one. notice that recently you always write something like that. and i read all you post already.. some dint read carefully lah of cos.. haha.. guessing are u designer? or anything related to drawing.. erm…
CC: I’m re-discovering a part of me which has been neglected and stored n the back drawer lately, hence the slight change in my writings. Keep guessing.
[Reply]
August 25th, 2008 at 4:21 am
I like the last line – carpe diem! Seize the day! Nice touch : )
CC: It’s one of my favourite verse! First heard it in ‘Dead poet society’. Such a sad yet hopeful movie.
[Reply]
August 25th, 2008 at 6:43 am
Seize the day like a jealous and possessive lover, before the night steals it away! Live everyday like it was your last. If it was indeed, how would u want to live it? Will it be a life well lived savoring all that life has to offer or will you go quietly into the night like a thief. We should never shortchange ourselves.
CC: Well said.
[Reply]
August 25th, 2008 at 8:01 am
Sometimes, in life, we’re too busy running from one point to the other that we had forgotten to just…live.
CC: Live life, how simple, yet challenging.
[Reply]
August 25th, 2008 at 9:58 am
Very beautiful picture.
CC: Thank you!
[Reply]
August 25th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
Hello CC! This is my first time commenting.
I can’t view your pictures as I’m blocked from viewing photobucket at work. Sigh. Too bad then.
Nice writing. Have a nice week ahead! ^___^
CC: Hello Eryn, thanks for dropping by!
[Reply]
August 25th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
I’ll drop by ur site when I start my new job! Hopefully my new company won’t block photobucket too. LOL.
CC: Hope to see you around.
[Reply]
August 25th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Great to know that in the midst of the rush hour, you stopped to snap this….wonderful
CC: It was taken on Sunday evening.
[Reply]
August 25th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
I like how the sunset rays reflected onto the clouds turning them into orange.
CC: I like it too! It’s really emotion-provoking.
[Reply]
August 25th, 2008 at 5:31 pm
Hi Cc..sorry for my absence..I was a bit tied up lately. While in malacca, I managed to grab 4 golden yellow kiwi fruits..remembering how nice they are from what you said in your post. And I really love them!
This is the beauty of blogging..in my hectic every day world, I’ve never paused to catch sunset..but I get it here in your blog. Little things in this world are so beautiful..and how they make our hearts blossom!
CC: No worries HLiza, I’ve been pretty busy myself. Good to hear that you love the gold kiwis too! They are simply heavenly, especially when eaten cold.
The beauty of blogging lies in the fact that it enables us to share snippets of each others’ life and encounters people we otherwise would not have done so in real life.
[Reply]
August 25th, 2008 at 6:56 pm
I wouldn’t mind going through a hectic week if I always see sunsets like that!
CC: It’s truly one of the great rewards after a day’s hard work.
[Reply]
August 25th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
Sunset is beautiful yet it is so short. Good things don’t come by often and may know stick around us for long. We should treasure every moment of our life.
CC: The brief moments of good things make us treasure it more.
[Reply]
August 25th, 2008 at 9:18 pm
How very true…. carpe diem indeed!
CC:
[Reply]
August 25th, 2008 at 9:38 pm
Reminds me of the Chinese saying “夕阳無限好，只是近黃昏” (no matter how beautiful is the sunset, it is near dusk).
CC: Yup, I think of that very line from 登樂游原 by 李商隱 every time I look at sunsets.
向晚意不適，驅車登古原
夕陽無限好，只是近黃昏
[Reply]
August 26th, 2008 at 12:16 am
The cloud is so beautiful! A beautiful sunset.
CC: It really is, I always stare at the sky this time of the day. Thanks for dropping by my blog!
[Reply]
August 26th, 2008 at 12:46 am
moments to look forward to, everyday…
CC: Yes, this is my favourite moment of the day.
[Reply]
August 26th, 2008 at 1:39 am
That’s why I like sunrise more than sunset.
CC: This is actually sunset. I love sunrise too, it has an entirely different connotation.
[Reply]
August 26th, 2008 at 3:23 am
maybe one day you can compile all these photos and ur writings and publich a photobook.. =) good idea rite? when u can be my sifu???
CC: The idea did cross my mind, let’s see how it goes shall we!
I’m no pro la, let’s share our knowledge. 
[Reply]
August 26th, 2008 at 10:41 am
Awesome! you really have sharp eyes and your photography talent must be fully utilized.I think the orange sky didn’t last long, the most 10 minutes before the sun totally disappeared.
CC: Thank you so much for your kind words Philip, it means a lot to me!
[Reply]
August 26th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
Life is like that…
CC: It really is.:)
[Reply]
August 26th, 2008 at 9:46 pm
Beautiful picture. I like the colorful sky!
CC: Thank you! I love sunset too, it’s dazzling.
[Reply]
August 28th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
Nature is always beautiful, but it will remain beautiful only if people appreciate what nature has to offer… =p
CC: That is very true. We need to preserve it so that people can enjoy it for generations to come.
[Reply]
August 28th, 2008 at 4:00 pm
wow…. this is beautiful…
CC: It was the best sight of the week. I like sunsets in the city, it seems to balance out the noise and haste around.
[Reply]
August 28th, 2008 at 8:17 pm
One of the most beautiful moment in a day, sunset it is. It signifies the end of a busy day. It also tell us to rest enough for the upcoming day.
CC: It does, doesn’t it! To me it signifies hope, the hope of tomorrow.
[Reply]