The setting sun enlightened decorative candles and faux orchids on the dining room table, captivating the scene for a few brief, delightful moments. #orchid #candles #february #sunset
Tag Archives: Sunset
Dessert at Dusk
The popcorn and cheese were gone as was the wine. The sun was going down and soon, so was the dessert. Yum! #dessert #sunset #chocolate #kahlua
Sunset Spectacle
Mix clouds, blue sky, and setting sun over ocean and beach; stir, then just sit back and enjoy. #sunset #clouds #sky #beach #ocean
Sunset at Sea
The sun sets spectacularly at sea with clouds scattering rays across the deepening sky and casting its reflections in the rippling waters. It’s a salute to a wonderful day and a promise of nice days ahead. #sunset #atlantic #sea
Sunset Over the Gulf
Time once again for our Annual Autumn Adventure. We look forward to it all year and now it’s finally here. YAY! #sunset #orangeclouds #gulfofmexico
Autumn Light
Twice a year, at the equinoxes, fingers of light prod across the dining room table for a final, gentle caress from the setting sun. The fall colors, awash with the subdued rays, blend together to create this scene as they always do for just a few days every year. #equinox #sunset #sunbeams #fallcolors
Sullen Sunset
Intermittent rain showers raced by through out the afternoon casting rumbling thunder in all directions. The few scattered sunbeams that had appeared had been quickly chased away by the cumulus clouds. Finally, near dusk an opening appeared just long enough to reveal a sullen sun hovering over the horizon, seemingly embarrassed by the day’s goingsContinue reading “Sullen Sunset”
Orange Trails in the Sunset
Contrails and clouds merge and mingle to provide canvas for the sun to paint its parting picture to be admired by the mindful or ignored by the indifferent. #sunset #clouds #contrails
Smiley Moon and Planets
As promised in yesterday’s post, the Moon obligingly appeared at sunset last night. Tonight, it will be up above Jupiter at the top of the image. Wow, what an amazing apparition of our solar siblings! #jupiter #venus #moon #sunset
Near and Far
The Moon is less than a third of the diameter of Venus, yet it appeares much larger since it was only 224 thousand miles away while Venus was over 142 million miles away at the time of the photo. The Moon is at crescent phase since it is sunward from Earth, while Venus is atContinue reading “Near and Far”