It was a cold November day, just a bit before Thanksgiving.
The colorful leaf display of fall had come and gone.
Did I mention it was COLD ? Bone-chillin’ cold.
Bearing the low temps was worth it to get to see this awesome sunset!
I almost missed it though! I had peaked out the window a bit earlier and saw some pink – nice… but I still didn’t think there was going to be a fabulous display.
Then a bit later I looked outside and – WOW! – everything was glowing pink/orange!
I grabbed my camera, jumped in the car and drove down the road to the bridge – and I caught it 🙂
It was so stunning that I didn’t even realize that I only had a light jacket on and thin pants – not my usual attire for a chilly sunset.
I hope you enjoy it too! (from the warmth of your home).
Signed prints of this stunning sunset are available HERE.
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Just a few days before the “official” start of spring here in the Northern Hemisphere and Mother Nature was again reminding us that it ain’t spring yet!
There were gusty winds throughout the day with a little chill on the breeze.
But – wow – once that sun started setting, brrr. It dipped to under 40. Cue the red runny nose and frozen fingers.
We decided to go to Whitesbog Village for sunset (one of our favorite places).
Some of the dirt roads there are beat up! Ruts galore. Luckily, since everything was still frozen, it wasn’t a mushy mess. And, we had our 4×4 Tracker with us.
As we got to the old bog area we saw Tundra Swans. There were Ring Necked Ducks hanging out in the middle of one of the bogs. All of ’em were enjoying the open water that was terribly hard to find only a few weeks ago.
We drove a bit further passed the first couple bogs and passed several Mallard Duck couples in the shallow areas.
Then the Red Winged Black Birds – we only started seeing one of ’em here and there a few weeks ago – well, now they’re really returning to the area.
So pretty and their song is nice too!
Here’s a pic that Doug got of one of the Red Winged Black Birds:
It was COLD! Darn COLD! Mid-20’s with a wind-chill in the mid-teens.
I was planning on heading out to yoga… then Doug sent me a text “some really interesting cloud formations out there”…
That was it… I was going on a Sunset Stroll in this frigid cold – and takin’ the dog with me!
Here’s a video I made for you of the stroll:
And here are my energy enhanced photos from the stroll:
I work with my original photos to bring through them the awesome energy I felt when viewing the sunset.
While trying hard to keep my little truck on the ice-covered dirt roads, I stopped to capture this frozen bog with the sliver of blue-blue sky just over the pines.
As the sun set, the colors it threw into the sky became more vibrant. This is the color cast in the Eastern sky, reflected in the frozen bog – enhanced by the energy I felt while viewing it.
Today was very warm – at least 45 degrees! That’s a 20 degree difference from yesterday!
Earlier in the day I noticed one of the first signs of spring – a Hyacinth pushing up through the ground 🙂
I took advantage of this warm weather and took Soc (the dog) for a nice walk near Whitesbog Village in NJ where we captured the sunset…. Enjoy!
I caught some of the sunset on video – take a look…
This was when we first got there…. hoping those clouds light up with color in a bit!
Here’s some close-up’s of the clouds. Can you tell me what kind of clouds these are? (let me know in the comments down below).
While waiting for the color show, we walked around.
Most of the bogs still had a layer of ice on them.
There were some neat ice formations at the edges – looked like the moving water froze as it was lapping at the edge of the bog.
And another area on the sand/dirt road where a puddle was melting.
Then I turned around and looked at the opposite side (East)… it looked pretty neat over there too!
That’s a whole bunch o’ Pitch Pine growin’ there.
(Original photo edited to reflect the energy I felt while viewing it.)
Here’s the sky at the height of the color!
These next 2 show the energy I felt when viewing the sunset:
And then it faded…
Soc and I continued to walk for a bit – it still wasn’t too cold.
That itty bitty touch of pink/purple left in the sky did seem to rise up a bit again – too dark at that point for me to get a shot without a tripod.
I hope you enjoyed tonight’s Sunset Stroll 🙂 Let me know you enjoyed it by sharing it with others (use the buttons below) 🙂
And if you know what any of those clouds are, please let me know in the comments below.
Wishing you MANY more sunsets!
P.S. My love of nature and photography really blossomed as I moved from “Blah” (depression) towards “Bliss”. Read more about my journey in “Get Back on the Feel Good Train” that you can get for Free HERE.
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