The sunset the other night may have been pretty and colorful but the mosquitoes that were biting me weren’t so pretty.

August Colorful Sunset

The extra moisture in the air lately has created some colorful sunsets when the sun rays bounce off the clouds.

August Sunset

When I headed out last evening to take the sunset picture, I spotted a silk moth flying around. It almost landed in the tree but then took off flying towards the road to where I was headed for the sunset, so I picked up my pace to try to capture both. The trip was cut short and I never made it to my destination due to a critter coming down the driveway towards me, one long tail black and white Pepé Le Pew!  I slowly headed back to the house without my pictures due to the skunk arrival, so here is a sunset picture from a prior day.

An Uninterrupted Sunset

With some stormy days, the sun may not be seen as it sets but some evenings the range of colors make a splash in the twilight.

Twilight Colors

With a cloudy sky and the light rain falling this morning, one would think that seeing a sunset tonight would be unlikely. But the forecast is calling clearing skies so there could be a chance of seeing one like this sunset with different clouds from three nights ago.

Cloudy Sunset

The clear skies last evening didn’t provide a pretty sunset, but it did allow the temperatures to drop to 26 overnight so some clouds would have would have kept it warmer and provided more color like this sunset.

Some Color

Some sunsets can last for a while as it changes from the more orange, yellowish colors to the purple, reddish colors. Other times, the sunset can be very fleeting like on a cloudy night when a brief break in the clouds allows some color to form. Last Sunday night, I only got four shots taken before the gap closed up and the sky turned dark again.

Brief Sunset