I'll never get used to them. I never want to. I sometimes put my hand in the golden water and bow to the Sun King.
I treat each one, at the end of every day, like I see it only once a year.
Awe seems like an understatement.
I'm often the only ones who notices. But others notice me with the camera and wave and hulloo.
I always want to say: look behind you. See what I see?
And they sometimes oblige me. And shrug a little.
I'm the CFA*, out there looking at sunsets, taking pictures even. They've seen thousands.
What's new?
*Come From Away
I could see a thousand, yet still stand in awe of 1001, as though it were the first I had ever witnessed.
ReplyDeleteNothing can beat watching the sun set. I often stand at the kitchen sink and watch the sun sink behind the hills.
ReplyDeleteWhat's new indeed. Every day is new! And every sunset. I'm out there with you, camera in hand. My son in Oregon takes a picture of every sunset too. We often compare them and no two are alike. I've begun taking dawn pictures too. Sometimes it takes a CFA to show people the treasures in their own back yards.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you appreciate your sunsets because they are truly a miracle, aren't they? Isn't it amazing that we as human beings can see the beauty in such events? How do we learn to do that anyway?
ReplyDeleteNot taking anything for granted is.
ReplyDeleteTo live somewhere where such scenes are readily available is amazing. From my viewpoint facing north in an apartment building, I can see a sunset this time of the year. Never a sunrise. But I do look over a forest of trees. Today they are very busy as the wind blows through them. I never tire of looking at them or the sky. The little things bring such joy.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous photograph (again) WWW!
ReplyDeleteThere's little wonder that ancient humans experienced such awe and adoration for the Sun and its doings. Even now, when we understand a little of what we're looking at, it still always amazes.
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ReplyDeleteMe too, RJA, me too!
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Ah GM:
ReplyDeleteYou have a good decko spot too, tonight`s one was awesome as well.
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Pauline:
ReplyDeleteI must make a new objective of getting up at dawn, they say one`s life changes if one can achieve it. I`m such a nighthawk!!
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Irene:
ReplyDeleteSo many many don`t. They`re the majority who know the price of everything and the value of nothing.
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Ramana:
ReplyDeleteThat sounds incredibly profound but I think you lost your train of thought maybe :)
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Carol:
ReplyDeleteAnd the sounds are so incredible too once we are open to them. I sat by the ocean today knitting and the sound of the waves just about transported me. :)
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T:
ReplyDeleteYes thousands and thousands of years of awestruck peasants, we come from an incredibly long line, don`t we.
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That's a real beauty. It's sad but unsurprising that so many lose their sense of wonder at everyday marvels.
ReplyDeleteStan:
ReplyDeleteI think we all start out with this sense intact and either circumstances or other desires steal it away from us.
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There is ,I think,something especially fine in a sunset over the Great Lakes or the ocean.I find the most beautiful ones occur either just before a storm or just after one.I admire your photo WWW.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely location. And good that you're there and aware to benefit.
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ReplyDeleteThank you kind sir!
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BTW:
ReplyDeleteAnd through the interwebz able to share it, how wonderful is that?!
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