Photo Challenge ~ Sunset September 30, 2011
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Late night reverie
Images swirling in black
Kaleidoscope dreams
Clouds swallowed the moon
As they swept through the night sky
Leaving naught behind
Feeling distracted
Restless nights filled with ideas
Writing soothes my soul
Evening Songs by pools
framed by palms and tall grasses
Wisteria blooms
Ca d’Zan cocktails?
I’d rather be rafting ‘neath
the sun’s farewell rays
Sunset reflections
Revealing the world anew
Brighter than before
Aah . . . that’s better!
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Spirit Lights The Way 
Wonderful images and words. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks, Lisa. Glad that you finally have internet access again. When we moved, I felt somewhat “adrift” until my cyber connection was back up and running.
Absolutely fan-tas-tic ! Beautiful..thank you so much… I cannot do a photo challenge this week as my computer is not quite up to such work. I am getting really cheesed off with it !
So your wonderful pictures I can share instead
Thanks, Patrecia. Sunsets amaze and inspire me . . . so vast, majestic, and varied.
They cause me to slow down and look around and appreciate the world anew.
Absolutely gorgeous, don’t know which I like best!
Thanks, Suzi. I agree . . . sunsets paint the sky in such varied hues, it’s hard to choose the “best” one.
What great photos. Also, I’m coming to report you’re atop my comment board. There will be a big announcement. OK, that was the big announcement!
Woot! It’s Friday AND I’m at the top of your Comment Board? It doesn’t get any better than this. 😀
your sunset pics remind me of our vacation on Gasparilla Island a couple of summers ago. Lovely…absolutely lovely!!
Thanks, Jeanne. Glad our sunsets at water’s edge resurrected happy memories for you.
Wonderful Photos, Nancy. 🙂
One of the big things I miss by not getting to the beach this year are the sunsets. You did an admirable job getting them on the camera. We’re facing east in our house so I also don’t see them as a rule of thumb in daily life.
Fortunately I wake up early enough a day or two a week to take advantage of sunrises.
A saw a sunrise this week . . . my first in many moons. I’m far more likely to see the sun’s farewell than its arrival. 😎
Lovely photos. Incredible sunsets. Poetic commentary. Is there anything you don’t do beautifully?
Awe, thanks, Nancy. And, yes, I’ve yet to write a beautiful murder mystery starring the cool heroine, Lysi Weston. 😀
http://www.amazon.com/Murder-Teacup-Weston-Mystery-ebook/dp/B005LW4GX4
Nice photo ,great shot:)
Thanks, Jake.
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Gorgeous shots. You’ve captured a great variety of the sun’s many moods.
Beautiful pictures. Always nice to see what others see in their neighborhood.
We went to the beach for sunset tonight . . . and watched the weekly drum circle as the sun dipped below the horizon.
What beautiful photos and the words also. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, Katie! Sunsets are such FUN to photograph. I have an entire photo album devoted to them.
breathtakingly…beautiful. you’ve an eye for composition. very nice. 🙂
Thank, hugmamma. I find sunsets easier to capture than baby tigers that don’t stay still for long. 😀
This made my eyes a little misty, so beautiful: the photos and words! It reminds me that life can indeed offer beauty but we have to see it.
Thanks sufilight. Sunsets can be quite life affirming ~ reminding us to see things again . . . for the very first time.
I used to go out specifically to photograph sunsets, in my younger years! I agree, they are a wonderful part of life.
Last night, I took my camera to the beach for the sunset and drum circle. Haven’t looked at the shots yet to see if I captured any worth sharing.
each so beautiful, each so different from the others. just like people
That is one of the mind boggling things about life . . . WE are all DIFFERENT. Even with similar facial features and limbs, WE are DISTINCT from one another with our own unique quirks.
Fascinating stuff. 😀
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Wow, those took my breath away. Thanks Nancy.
Quite the canvas, eh?
Gorgeous pics
No paintbrush. No palette. No problem. 😀
Beautiful!
Thanks, Cin. Hope your life is getting back on an even keel.
Yes, all the breathtaking, serene sunsets are soothing to the soul, healing even. Beautiful pictures… Blissful, promising days of unlimited happiness and sense of peace. Thank you. This post brought warmth to my heart. Have a blessed weekend.
Glad it resonated with you. Sometimes just centering our focus on a beautiful sky or sunset or cloud allows us to “center ourselves.”
Aah . . . that’s better.
Beautiful photos and words as always . Thanks for sharing Nancy. The romantic in me loves the second to last photo.
That’s the beach closest to our house! We headed over there last night for the sunset drum circle.
Wonderful to watch the sea extinguish the sun.
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Beautiful photos. It’s very difficult to find a good vantage point for a sunset here in the tree-laden Midwest.
But I love the trees.
I love trees too! One of my favorite things about the beaches here is all the shady trees available when you don’t want any more sun.
So nice!
Beautiful work!
🙂
Thanks. I did the easy part . . . point and shoot. 😀
Thanks for the Stumble, guys! I loved sharing these sunsets with so many people! 😎
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Wow! Great shots. I think my favorite is the last one, but I was also taken aback by the first. Well done!
Thanks, Josette. Maybe favorite sunsets are like music and art . . . dependent on mood. 🙂
Very good point. Thank you for replying and thank you for subscribing to my blog!
I enjoyed your sunset tracking post . . . grand photos!
Thank you for sharing your beautiful sunsets
Thanks. Your shots are gorgeous ~ especially the light reflecting off the building in the first.
You have a magnificent selection of sunsets there… Awesome! I love the orange in the sky… 🙂
Mother Nature amazes . . . No paintbrush. No palette. No problem. 😎
all of them are beautiful – not one of them alike, even thought it is the same old patient sun each time. in fact, it is the same sun in all of the many posts in this challenge. how cool is that.
my favourite is the third last one, with the silhouettes….
thanks for sharing & have a wonderful day!
oops, even though. though,without a “t” on the end.
but it is a thought nonetheless 🙂
The variety and diversity of visuals is amazing . . . making this challenge spectacular.
Spectacular sunsets! So colorful, yet peaceful!
The sun puts on an enticing show for those who pause to look.
Evening Songs by pools
framed by palms and tall grasses
Wisteria blooms has to be my favourite and one to frame. 🙂
Thanks, PiP! I love that one too . . . 😀
Beautiful images, all of them. Thank you for sharing them with us. 🙂
Glad you enjoyed, Cecelia. This challenge wasn’t much of a challenge . . . the sun does the tricky part for us. 😀
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Beautiful !
Well done.
Thanks, Tok. I hope the challenge this week is a bit more challenging . . . maybe a theme like World Peace. 😀
Gorgeous collection of sunset shots!
Thanks, Doris. I never tire of watching the sun’s last dance of the day.
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Thanks for sharing those great photos and your inspiring words.
Glad you enjoyed, Judith. I love sunsets . . . they offer promise.