Sunset, also known as sundown, is the daily disappearance of the Sun below the horizon due to Earth’s rotation. As viewed from the Equator, the equinox Sun sets exactly due west in both Spring and Autumn.
Someone once noticed that I have many pictures of sunsets in my photography collection and I must admit, I can never resist stopping to look at a beautiful sunset wherever I am.
I was looking through my photographs recently and realised I had hundreds of pictures relating to sunsets. I think the stunning beauty nature brings us is always awe inspiring but why do I find myself so moved by sunsets?
‘You know, when one is sad, one can get to love a sunset’ Antoine De Saint
I believe it is because it takes me beyond my physical dimension. There is peace and silence. I sense that time stops and maybe there is even an understanding of eternity. Dormant spirituality is awakened. How can such beauty be transient? I can feel the enormity of creation, and see the breath-taking colour palette laid before me.
When we stand in peace and stillness , we can let go of any pain, anger, fear or sadness, at least for a while. We can take a breath, renew our thoughts and know that the sun will rise again tomorrow.
‘Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn’. Ralph Waldo Emerson
When you’ve had a challenging day look outward instead of inwards….
And just to show the sun does rise again…a beautiful sunrise taken from my back garden:
Notes From Dove Lane 