Day 27 NaBloWriMo Sunset

Is it pollution? Is it cloud formations? Is it the type of season?

People come up with various reasons for beautiful sunsets. I'm just happy when I catch a glimpse of them. This picture was taken while I was driving. Crazy, I know. But every time I'd pull over to snap a shot, something was in the way. So, I figured, I'll drive and hold the camera with my left hand and drive with the right. I figured at least one picture had to come out pretty, because the sky was unbelievable!

I did read this about sunsets:

"Sunlight is composed of a spectrum of colors that ranges from violet and blue at one end to orange and red on the other. At sunrise or sunset, sunlight takes a much longer path through the atmosphere than during the middle part of the day. More violet and blue light is scattered out of the beam along the way, and so the light which reaches the human eye early or late in the day is reddened. So the conclusion is that sunsets are red because the daytime sky is blue. (Please don't ask me why the sky is blue.)"

But whatever the reason for it ~ I enjoy and appreciate it. This is something Greg and I share; we love sunsets. It's things like this that people can take for granted on a day to day basis. We're always so rushed with life that we forget to breath in the beauty. We can't control, can't predict.. all we can do is relax and enjoy the quite, calming colorful time of day.

When is the last time that you allowed a moment for the sunset?