Divine Spark

Clouds, Somewhere Over the Eastern USA

This photo, taken in flight between New York LaGuardia (LGA) and Atlanta Hartsfield (ATL), reminds us of many things.  It often evokes Michelangelo's The Creation of Adam.  Sometimes we see a cave and at other times it resembles the works of Roger Dean.  It is definitely a beautiful scene.

Treemendous Sunset

Sunset, Denver, Colorado, USA

Beautiful sunsets are not just about unobstructed skies and ocean reflections.  This stunning sunset in Denver showcases the silhouettes of trees and the vibrant colors of the sky to make a wondrous landscape.

As today is the last day of 2013, we thought we'd send the year off with a beautiful sunset.

Watson Observation

Sunset and Dodge Island, Miami, Florida, USA

We saw this beautiful sunset from Watson Island while watching cruise ships sail by.

Watson Island is in Biscayne Bay and is accessible via the MacArthur Causeway, which connects Miami and Miami Beach.

Dodge Island, which is across the way from Watson Island, contains the worlds largest cruise ship port.

Mother and Child

Sunset, English Bay Beach, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Taking pictures into the sun is always hard.  Sometimes, you can't get a good balance of the light or keep the sun from distorting and shooting rays all over the picture.

In this case, it doesn't really matter, as this mother and her child are the real stars here and we delighted in watching them.

Appalachian Glow

Sunset, Highlands, North Carolina, USA

This time of year always draws us to the mountains.  For some reason, cold weather invites us to the quiet mountain wildernesses.  Mountains are beautiful all year, but fall brings the sound of crunchy leaves under our feet, the sight of cold mist in the air, and the smell of fireplaces to the leafless mountains.

Red on Red

Sunset, Red Sea, Eilat, Israel

Whenever we travel to a place on or near the water, we try to do two things.  First, we want to dip our toes in the water.  Second, we want to see the sun rise or (more often) set on the water.  This was the sunset on the Red Sea from Eilat one fine November day many years back.  We not only went for a swim in the sea that day, but also saw this amazing sunset.

The Sunshine State

Sunset, Biscayne Bay, Miami, Florida, USA
If not for the bay and buildings, you might not know this is Miami. The colors and clouds are more like the Desert Southwest than South Florida.

Florida is known as The Sunshine State. It seems like it is the sunrise and sunset state too!

This sunset came after a nice afternoon watching cruise ships come and go.

Relaxing in the Med

Mediterranean Sea, Tel Aviv, Israel
We've been to Israel many times, but until recently we'd never been swimming in the Mediterranean Sea. Sure, we dipped our toes in and waded in the water, but we never really had a chance to go swimming in the Med.

On our most recent trip, we finally got a chance to swim in the Mediterranean. This was the scene right before sunset. It was lovely!