It was finally clear at sunset last night and low humidity, but those conditions don’t create very colorful sunsets as when there is moisture in the air or clouds to reflect the sun light like the other night when the rain was letting up.
Sunset Below the Clouds
The rainy days have prevented me from getting many sunset pictures this summer, since if the sun manages to peek out, it is for a brief moment only.
Glimpse of the Sun
The rainy day might prevent some of the normal Father’s Day outdoor activities but hopefully there will be some dry moments to enjoy the day.
Sunday Sunset
Last night’s evening calm and setting sun before the thunderstorms rolled in after dark. No hint of clear skies today with more rain on the way.
Evening Calm
Today is the fishing opener for the state so people are heading out to the lakes at the crack of dawn to catch the big one, except some lakes are still iced over. I am a wimp and I will wait a month until the landscape greens up before thinking about fishing as I prefer a sunny day with the temperature just right for short sleeves shirt and a light breeze from the west to blow the bugs away.
Waiting for a Warmer Fishing Day
Finally with some warmer temperatures this week, the snow is beginning to melt and maybe we will be done with winter sunsets for a while. But then we had a blizzard in May last year so probably will have a few more yet.
Winter Sunset
A winter orange sunrise or sunset might look warm but it was a might chilly at -18 this morning.
Winter Orange
The sunset was colorful again tonight as I watched it from the comforts of indoors and I was debating whether to brave the cold or not for a picture when my mom called and asked if I saw the sunset. I figured that meant I should get a picture but by the time I bundled up for the cold and hiked the distance to get past tree for a picture, the colorful sunset had vanished, leaving only a hint of the former display.
Winter Sunset
There was a beautiful sunset tonight but I was too chicken to go back out in the -30ºF wind chill after being outside in it earlier in the day. In the summer I don’t have to walk too far to take a sunset picture but in the winter, it is a long walk in deep snow to get past the trees in order to take a picture. So since I didn’t brave the cold for tonight’s sunset, here is one from a warmer day.
No Winter Sunset
“Red sky at morning, sailors take warning; Red sky at night, sailors’ delight.” This rhyme is an ancient rule of thumb for for weather forecasting, dating back over 2,000 years, based on the reddish glow of the morning or evening sky, caused by haze or clouds related to storms in the region. My grandmother would substitute the word fisherman instead of sailors and shepherds was one of the earliest phases used.
Well the red sunrise may not have brought a storm but it sure brought some frigid temperatures so the shepherd had better found shelter for his flock!
Red Sky Warning
