Oct 24 2007
Last Night’s Sunset!
I went to see the cranes last night at the Haehnle Audubon Sanctuary near the Waterloo State Recreation Area.
I’ll post about that in the next day or so. But I saw the most AMAZING sunset on the way back when I stopped at Wolf Lake County Park in eastern Jackson County.
It started with some nice purples, then moved to fiery yellows and oranges.
Then, it ended with some really nice reds.
It was awesome!
I was just in my backyard, Mike, and the sunset was incredible here, too. One thing that was amazing is that it was 360 degrees - the clouds in every direction were a bright orange, then pink.
There’s nothing like a sunset off water, though. I grew up about 50 miles from the beach in Oregon and also lived for six years on Puget Sound in Washington. There’s nothing like the way the sun reflects off the waves as they crash to shore.
One of the best things about the West Coast of Florida is watching the sun set. They’ve made a whole industry out of it at Key West in the Florida keys.
Still, you don’t have to have an ocean. A Michigan lake does the trick, too.
Dan!
What I love about it is that sunsets are so unpredictable. I just happened to be driving home when I realized that the sky was about to do something amazing.
Then, I kept trying to pull myself away from the lake and go home, but it would turn to another amazing shade of yellow and orange.
I love it!