Chasing the Sunset (February 14)

Today was "heart day" (Valentines Day) and it seemed a perfect time to try to catch the sunset.  Gillian Calder and I ditched our offices at UVic, and drove up to the top of Mount Tolmie, planning the visit to coincide with sunset.  

Apparently every 'couple' in the vicinity decided to do something similar, so there was competition for parking!  Still, it was worth it.  

We were first treated to 5 or so minutes of glorious oranges and reds as the sun headed down. 

In closeup, it is almost like someone drew around the cloud with a giant neon sharpie!

 

I love how the clouds appear almost like waves lapping against the distant mountains.

As the sun dipped lower and the colours began to soften, you could see both the dark blue of the mountains, and the orange of the sky mirrored into the water of the harbour.

And then the oranges slowly bled out and we shifted to a pallette of pinks and greys.

Just a few punches of vibrant colour lingering in the cloud structures

Nature just seemed to be doing its own watercolour across the horizon.

The clouds were piled in the distance almost like some layered ice-cream cake dessert.   And the moon was just hanging up there in the sky above.

I returned to the law school, soul refilled from the encounter with beauty.   

When it was finally time to head home, some clouds had slipped across the sky.   I still had the camera in hand, and caught these cloudy shots.

I still haven't figured out all the details for photos at night, 

By the time I got home, the skies had cleared again, and i was left with this beauty.

A nice end to the day.