Post-solstice

We're more than a week past the winter solstice, but the days aren't noticeably longer yet. The sun began setting shortly after 4 pm today as Daisy and I left for a long walk along the cold, windy beach.

There are rewards for early sundowns, though. Like this view from the walking path.

Better and better

A virus kept me home from work today. The silver lining is that I was able to see and photograph an especially vivid sunset. It started with a dome-like yellow halo over the just-set sun (above). The sky got richer and lovelier with each passing minute. I could scarcely keep up.

I hope you'll click on the images to see them larger.


Birds and geese filled the sky at times, busily honking and crying to one another over the bay.


Slightly to the south, the crescent moon winked above the bare trees.


Darker and richer yet.


Until only a crimson stripe remained above the black horizon.