The Sun Rises and Sets

I am drawn to sunsets. Chase them actually. I find that the Florida Keys have some of the most beautiful ones I’ve ever seen. Visitors to Key West flock to the docks and patiently wait until the sun begins to sink causing all sorts of colors to cast reflections upon the sky and water.

The sun rises and sets each day but no two sunsets are alike. Perhaps that’s why it never grows old for me to chase a sunset and watch as the sun slowly makes its way toward the earth, as though it is dropping into the water itself.

The clouds glide across the sky sometimes finding their way in front of the sun and I can see the disappointment on others faces and hear grumbling about not getting to see a sunset that day. But the sun is still setting, just not in the expected manner. And I love that. The unexpected can be just as beautiful as the expected; more so often times. Those little clouds stretch across the sky as if to say, “I can make this even better, just watch and see.”

It’s magical, the golden hour, as colors change and shadows form and nothing is more important in that moment than the beauty unfolding before my eyes. As Kristen Butler said, “Sunsets are proof that no matter what happens, every day can end beautifully.”