Crepsular Light

Ohio is flat.

To be factual,  not all of Ohio is flat. There are some hills.

Where we lived before moving to Taiwan, it was flat.

Wide open farm land. Field after field, as far as the eye could see.

Sounds rather boring, but there was one amazing benefit to all that flatness.

Well, actually, two.

One in the morning.

And one every evening.

Sunrise and sunset.

Standing in my kitchen every morning, I would watch as the morning light cast it's rays above the corn field, creating shadows of various shades. Some mornings, the woods behind our house appeared to be on fire.

At the end of each day, the show replayed on the other side of the house. The front porch had the best viewing. The sinking sun, painting the sky with colors only God could create, slowly slipping away. 

Yes, I was greedy. I got them both. I was blessed.

Then I moved to Taiwan. 

Many things, such as tall buildings, have a way of ruining sunrises and sunsets.

But, at the beach, there's nothing to impede one's viewing of the sun's descent.

We were in Kenting for only three days, but I managed to experience three sunsets.

Different, but each beautiful in its own way.

The clouds moved in mid afternoon, but fortunately,  they did not reach the horizon.

We waited patiently for the sun to drop out of the cloud cover before slipping over the horizon.

My new camera received quite a workout!

I also wondered how well the zoom lens worked....

The next sunset was viewed from the same spot, but the show was slightly different, a variation of sorts.

The next afternoon started out bright and clear, but as the sun began its downward journey, huge fluffy white clouds played hide-n-seek with the sun. The effects of the sun's light behind these clouds created another kind of sky show.

Unfortunately, the clouds blocked our view of that day's sun's goodbye.

Even without a full sunset, it still was a gorgeous way to end another day of family time and relaxation! And for that, I am grateful.