After 2 years in Bali a new chapter has begun and we were greeted first with snow and then with a sunset unlike anything I have experienced.
My camera was still packed deep within our luggage so it took some time for me to start snapping this delicious visual feast after noticing what was happening outside. Five minutes prior to the photograph above the colours were even more intense than you can see here. The red & black swirls seemed to fill the entire sky, bathing the whole landscape in a surreal other-worldly glow.
This house in which we live now is nestled into the bottom of a valley in The Pyrenees Mountains where the winds are strong and clouds are fast and rolling, creating visual effects like no other place I know of.
I was reminded of this perfectly by the sunset which greeted us back. Even as the colours faded the shapes remained while the night descended upon us.
In the morning Esteban & i went exploring our new environment to see if we could find some flowers to pick for Sabrina.
We ventured up into the neighbouring village...
For those of you wondering if I maintained my barefoot tradition, I did not. Before the sun hits the valley it can be quite fresh in the mornings. It will take around a week to make the adjustment and then the flip flops will no longer be needed. I will tell you about my strange feet in a dedicated foot post!
At around 10am the sunshine rose above the mountain.
And we were able to warm our faces π Quite different from my usual sun-gazing time of 6am!
Unable to find any flowers Esteban picked the next best thing he could find...
A golden brown leaf!
And we made our way back to the home of Sabrina's mother where we are staying for a few days before moving on to a different part of this spectacular mountainside.
All the new plants here seem to interest Esteban very much, most likely because he has never seen plants like this before!
I look forward to sharing more with you as soon as I can...
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Thanks! Appreciate the up & follow ;)
Welcome baaaack Bro!
"VILLAGE" !!!
Thanks dude! Feels great to be back :)
Here I get no sunrise but great sunsets, whereas in Bali it was the opposite, so will be enjoying the energy of the evenings again...
And will most likely make it back to the UK soon enough now!
Currently staying in the home where I left Prince. He seems very happy here.
Amazing.
thanks
You are welcome.
What a beautiful sunset
The best I've ever seen :)
I hope that France treats you well. We very much miss your little family !
Gros bisous de nous x
What an incredible gift of a sky.
France ~ a bit different from Bali; and alot colder I imagine especially in the Pyrenees. i wish you and your family well on this next step of your journey.
I lived in France, near Lille, for just over 10 years and, on balance, loved it ~ especially the Brocantes etc but at the time I was an antique/vintage dealer.
We then moved to Spain which I preferred but things went wonky :(
Temporarily in the UK big move to Bulgaria soon, can't wait.
Still fancy a stint in India! Time will tell.
Bon chance.
xox
I have also fancied a stint in India for many years now and feel sure it is on the cards for us soon.
Thank you for following our journey :)
I wish you all the best with your own journey! Sounds like an interesting one...
Absolutely amazing colours in that sky! Glad you made it safe and sound.
We did. It was one seriously long journey though and we are all still recovering a bit and still waking up at the wrong times ;)
Burning sky, I love it :)
It does look like fire in the sky hey!
Thanks for the comment ;)
falling in love
haha! With my pictures?
Amazing pic
You have good family :)
Thank you. I am blessed to have a wonderful family and a wonderful life of adventure :)
Beautiful visual. You've been uploading good images of Bali but this one takes it all.
I enjoyed my stay in France last time I was there. I need to learn French thou because most peopld don't understand English
You and me both! I need to learn french because suddenly half my family don't speak english.
We are lucky to live the lives we do and the amazing sunsets seem to follow us wherever we go ;)
You finally made the move. Kudos. I hope you enjoy France, she seems to want you there
She sure does. We have been gifted a little snow, two awesome sunsets and even a huge rainbow ;)
Great photos! I really love the sunset! It's stunning!
Thanks! Interesting username you have there. Who are the 'they'?
Wow, amazing! Looks like heaven is on fire! :)
Thanks. It was amazing to experience it for real. Like being on another planet!
Spectacular shots of the sunset! Have a great transition settling down in France. Another adventure begins!
Thanks my friend. We are settling in well and looking forward to the next chapter...
The sight is so beautiful....excellent photography.
Your kid is so cute.... @samstonehill
Thanks! The sky did all the hard work ;)
First of all, sick photos and edits on that sunset, looks amazing, then again Bali is really one of a kind ππΌ
Haven't stumbled across your page before but looks like you have quite a few good things going around here, will stick around and follow your journey π€πΌ
Also, +1 for the psychedelic gif down below, and for the cute children of yours!
Otherwise, if you're into travelling, vlogs, fitness, self-development etc feel free to check out my channel, in any case keep up the good work and I'll see you around! :)
Thanks very much for the comment. Though these pics were taken in France. We moved country ;)
The gif was made by a friend @chron who I am sure will make you one too if you ask. Though he may charge a little Steem...
I will have a look at your channel ;)
Surreal colors @samstonehill really like the angle of the shot and that beautiful scenery
Thanks! I was pretty lucky to spot the sunset when I did :)
I can't even imagine how different France must be, after living in Bali. I hope you settle in well, back in the "western" ways of life.
Northern sunsets definitely be quite spectacular. We always take time out to enjoy them, in appreciation of them being one of the few "free shows" we get.
Bright Blessings to you and your family!
Yes indeed... it is important to make the most of the best free show on earth ;)
Thank you for the bright blessings ππ»
Thank you so much for sharing this little pieces of your life path. They are beautiful to behold.
My pleasure to provide. Feels great to be just living life and living from it. Thanks for your support!
Oh, my God! This is breathtakening! This is a heavenly sign, greeting you and your family! Welcome home!
Thank you :)
It's more Sabrina's home country than mine... let's see how I feel when we make it back to the UK.
We are blessed to have the awesome sunsets following us around the world π
wow looks great where you at right now. did you moved to there or just holiday?
No more Indonesia for now. Not sure how long we will be in France. At least a few months for sure. Then the UK... and then who knows!
cool, good luck at your new home. wish you all the best.
weΒ΄re going to Bali for 1 month but I guess its the last time for a while as well.
Two year in Bali.. , wow.. I very late to know you sir, greeting from Aceh sumatra, Indonesia
Greetings my friend. Good to meet another Steemian in Indonesia :)
My pleasure sir.. Nice to introduceyourself :)
beautiful scenery
thanks!
Vary beautiful sunset photographs. Your photography is amazing @samstonehill.
Thank you very much for saying so ;)
Amazing colors. Surreal in a way. Reminds me of the Southern lights for some reason
I use a technique called HDR which does make everything look rather surreal hey ;)
I came for the sunset but WOW, living only on Steem & crypto for 9 months? that's amazing. And all the interesting "channels" you have created for steem? just wowwwwww.... i'll be following all of them and try to learn from you and your beautiful family, thanks for giving us guidance and hope
It's a brave new world and I can pretty much guarantee that if you commit yourself to learning as much as you can for a year, you will have no problems living from crypto too :)
It looks like a vision under LSD on the first pictures! But it's really beautiful ... Welcome to France;)
Haha! yes indeed. Perhaps that's why I love this style of photography so much. Reminds me of the old days when I didn't have kids!
Thanks for the welcome ;)
Hahaha he there Sam! Sweet sunset indeed!
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Thanks bro ;)
Wow I can say only one thing: truly amazing and blown away..
Thanks! Right place right time ;)
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Now that's what you call "a very good story" :-)
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