A recap of the last year's sunsets, viewed from the house or while out
on the golf course.
We are blessed with a westward view out of the Great Room through the
large windows. On some evenings the weather conditions contribute to
incredibly colorful sunsets. When we purchased the house we did not
know how valuable this unique location set up was -- absolutely
priceless!! An unobstructed view across the golf course with no other
houses or buildings visible!! There's no place like home, and
definitely no place like this home.
All photos are shot with either an iPhone 12 mini, or more recently an
iPhone 13 mini. No adjustments have been made -- no Photoshop or light
room color changes -- except using Preview to down sample to reduce the
size. The colors are what the phone captured.
Sunsets last about 10 minutes. We've gotten better at identifying ones
that will be very outstanding, but one never knows how they will
progress. Each one is unique, and sometimes what teases in the sky
simply fizzles. Enjoy the highlights!
This photo was taken this morning (10/28/23). The sun does not set in
the morning, at least in these parts. Today is the setting of the full
moon. We had an early season snowstorm on Tuesday, and on a clear night
with a full moon the reflection on the snow can look like daylight.
That's what greeted me this morning. That and the unseasonable 5 degree
weather.
11/06/22. We had an early snow last November and I was able to ski
around the golf course at sunset. It was even before the golf course
ponds had a chance to freeze over.
Alpenglow on the aptly named Strawberry Mountain
11/09/22: A "pink eye" sunset. You would swear the snow was pink.
11/24/22. Time for happy hour in the Great Room.
12/09/22: Another sunset ski around the golf course, taken at 4:14pm.
The days are very short.
12/15/22: 4:35pm It had just snowed, leaving the trees white to
contrast with the orange sky.
01/21/23: At 4:50pm, back at the house after a ski.
02/09/23: 5:59pm and the skies are on fire
03/08/23: 6:18am Another daylight moon set
03/09/23: 4:19am It was so bright outside that it woke me up early!
05/02/23 9:05pm So many photos taken that evening. I walked across the
fairway to get the pond reflection. There are only 10 minutes of
sunset, and the colors change by the second. So many choices of what to
focus on, and so little time. Bonus points for those who can identify
why this must be an early May photo!
09/06/23: 8:09pm It was fire season, and while smoke from somewhere
adds color to the sunset rest assured the mountains are not burning.
09/17/23: Another evening that was very hard to select only one photo to
show, so I chose two. So much color that evolved, and in so many
directions.
10/05/23 I thought the evening's sunset was just "adequate", and then
suddenly in the closing moments it turned purple!