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First_sunset_08

Well hello there Mr. Sunset, long time no see. Oh wait! Don't go, please I wish to talk. How is your wife Sunrise?........

Ladies and gentlemen, the Sun has gone down.

Too bad I missed him. For the last 4 months Sunset and I have had kind of a Poke-A-Roo relationship. I always seem to just miss him. On weekday mornings I normally leave my house for work at about 6:15am. I don't need to tell you that during the winter months it is pitch black outside at such an hour. Last week I noticed something while waiting for the bus... The street lights turned off. It made me smile a bit inside, smile because of the thought that spring would soon come. However, the copious amount of snow on the ground were indicating otherwise.

This past weekend was daylight savings time. I can't remember if it was the end or the beginning but I don't think anyone can. The only thing people are meant to know about daylight savings time is that it is "Spring forward, fall back" and to change the batteries in our smoke detectors. Prior to this past weekend I had been enjoying some bountiful early light when "stupid farming saving time" comes along snatches it away. A shame, it made me sad. At least until my ride home today.  Where after a long day of work I was treated to the lovely sunset pictured above. It was a nice compensation for losing that first blush.

I know my crappy camera/phone doesn't do the sunset justice and for that I apologize for it was the most brilliant red. So bright yet slightly hidden by the clouds it was a shame it had to disappear beyond the horizon. I'm sure I'll see Mr. Sunset again but his appearance today more so than the streetlights last week, made me smile inside.