Summer Sunsets

Watching the sun set over water can be a sublime experience.

Image 1: Sail Boat at Sunset, Door County

I try to take advantage of this opportunity whenever I can, (and when the weather and clouds cooperate).  This particular sunset in Door County, Wisconsin, (USA), was memorable.  It changed minute by minute: at one point pastel colors seamlessly blended yellows, soft oranges, corals and lavenders over a glowing light blue water. 

Image 2: Sail Boat at Sunset, Door County

The colors deepened as the sun settled lower, turning lavender into purple, flickers of colors still dancing in the water.   

Image 3: Sail Boat at Sunset, Door County

And yes, I did get the photo of the boat passing in front of the sun!  A haze allowed watchers to look directly at the sun, not necessarily the typical conditions*.

Image 4: Sail Boats near Sunset, Door County

The sunset didn't start out looking promising (image 4).  I thought the clouds would block the sun's descent.  I watched boats sailing by, optimistic.  I was rewarded when the sun reappeared under the clouds! (see Images 1-3.)

Image 5: Sail Boats near Sunset, Door County

After the sun sets, the color show continues, but at a slower pace.  For me, watching a sunset is almost always a reflective experience.  

Image 6: Door County Marina and reflections after sunset

I hope your summer includes many wonderful sunsets, where ever you are!  Stop and take the time to enjoy them, and notice the minute by minute changes!

*Notes: 

Because the sun sets in the West, there are only a few locations in Southern Wisconsin where you can view the sunset with no distant shoreline.  (Wisconsinites can photograph a lot of sunrises over Lake Michigan, (one of the Great Lakes), but Michigan gets the sunset coastline of Lake Michigan.

Unfortunately, Wildfires far away probably was the reason for the haze that allowed viewers to look directly at the sun.

To get the photo of the boat passing in front of the sun, which was still very bright, I had to change camera settings, and the camera can't easily capture the colors from the similiar frames.

June's Summer Solstice is June 21! - the longest day of the year.  It's funny that Summer officially starts with the longest day - every day getting shorter by just a bit...

Image 7: Sail Boat at Sunset with Quote

"The sun does not shine
for a few trees and flowers,
but for the wide world's joy."  - Beecher

"Doing nothing often leads to
the very best of something"  - Winnie the Pooh

Live in the sunshine.
Swim in the sea.
Drink in the wild air.  - Emerson

"I was rich, if not in money, 
in sunny hours and summer days."  - Thoreau

"Rest is not idleness,
and to lie sometimes on the grass
under trees on a summer's day,
listening to the murmur of the water,
or watching the clouds
float across the sky,
is by no means a waste of time."   - Lubbock

As always,
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