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by ZihuaRob ⌂ @, Zihuatanejo, México, Friday, October 14, 2016, 11:01 (3684 days ago)

We had a marvelous display of lightning last night with it branching out far across the sky, though we hardly got any rain here in the downtown area near the waterfront while just a few blocks back it poured.

The rain barely fell on the beach and only dampened Daniel Fermín's latest work of art. Now THAT'S a sand castle!
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Lots of folks were out taking photos of the red sunrise this morning. This was just spectacular!
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by JeffMN ⌂ @, Minneapolis MN USA, Friday, October 14, 2016, 11:13 (3684 days ago) @ ZihuaRob

OMG, Rob, what beautiful shots. Amazing sand castle too. You guys are feeding the fire that will get me through another winter up here on the sub-arctic tundra before heading to my second favorite place in the world come March...

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by AngelaD @, Friday, October 14, 2016, 14:11 (3684 days ago) @ JeffMN

Fantastic! Both the sand castle and the sunrise. Wow! Pics are both keepers and I can never make up my mind which to use for my desktop. I need a collage!

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by frostbite @, Hamilton MT, Friday, October 14, 2016, 15:26 (3684 days ago) @ ZihuaRob

Beautiful pictures!
I'm curious, does he just use wet sand, or does he add something to keep things from falling apart when it dries?

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by JeffMN ⌂ @, Minneapolis MN USA, Saturday, October 15, 2016, 11:23 (3683 days ago) @ frostbite

I don't know how Fermín does it, but I've read that some sand sculptors use corn starch to help hold everything together.

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by dhunsber @, ¡Dondequiera que voy, estoy aquí!, Sunday, October 16, 2016, 09:08 (3682 days ago) @ frostbite

Beautiful pictures!
I'm curious, does he just use wet sand, or does he add something to keep things from falling apart when it dries?

When I've watched him produce some of his works, all I've ever seen him use are sand, water, and the various tools used for shaping and forming.

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by Gringo Viejo @, Kansas/Zihuatanejo, Saturday, October 15, 2016, 12:40 (3683 days ago) @ ZihuaRob

Red sky at night, sailors delight,
Red sky in the morning, sailors take warning.

Anyone else heard this old proverb?

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by ZihuaRob ⌂ @, Zihuatanejo, México, Saturday, October 15, 2016, 12:58 (3683 days ago) @ Gringo Viejo

Red sky at night, sailors delight,
Red sky in the morning, sailors take warning.

Anyone else heard this old proverb?

Of course, but it doesn't always work out here on the west coast of Mexico where we get a lot of red mornings from the weather coming off the mainland, not the ocean.

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by Ottawa Joe, Saturday, October 15, 2016, 21:04 (3682 days ago) @ ZihuaRob

I always figured the red was in the sailors eyes after a night of heavy partying so how would they know the difference? :-D Great photo and amazing sand castle.

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by dhunsber @, ¡Dondequiera que voy, estoy aquí!, Sunday, October 16, 2016, 09:12 (3682 days ago) @ Gringo Viejo

Red sky at night, sailors delight,
Red sky in the morning, sailors take warning.

Anyone else heard this old proverb?

There's some validity to it.
Check out the Library of Congress link below
https://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/weather-sailor.html

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by b13, Saturday, October 15, 2016, 15:30 (3683 days ago) @ ZihuaRob

very nice pictures:-)

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by Charlybby, Saturday, October 15, 2016, 16:43 (3683 days ago) @ ZihuaRob

Awesome pics as usual! I don't think I've ever seen the sky so red! Thanks Rob!:brilliant:

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by DEBMN @, rosemount mn, Monday, October 17, 2016, 11:58 (3681 days ago) @ ZihuaRob

New screen saver! Thanks Rob!

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by Curbarn, summer b.c. winter zihua, Friday, October 21, 2016, 13:28 (3677 days ago) @ DEBMN

red sky morning= dust and moisture in the air, sometimes indicating a high pressure has just moved out.