Chasing the Sun

We awoke to smoky skies before dawn this morning. The Mill Fire in Colusa County California east of us was putting out a lot of smoke. I knew it would make for an interesting sunrise so I quickly ran to the computer to check out the when and where the sunrise would be. Living in a forest has its disadvantages in that trees often block our views of some of the celestial events. A check of the Photographer's Ephemeris showed the sunrise to be at 60.1 degrees at 5:56 a.m. Looking east I could see that the trees in my backyard were going to block my view of the sun. I looked at the clock on my computer and saw that it was about five minutes until sunrise. I grabbed my tripod and ran out to my pickup and drove to the only place close by that I knew of with an eastern view. The sunrise started about two minutes after I arrived. A couple of planes flew through to make it even more interesting.

God's precious love,

chris

Mendo Morning

A typical scene in Mendocino County California with the morning fog on my way to town this week.

God bless,

chris

Simple Sunset

After days and days of rain up here on the North Coast of California we were treated to an almost cloudless sunset tonight. There was one wisp of a cloud just out of the frame in the image I chose for today.I was drawn to the simplicity of this image. The ocean was almost white and the sky was all shades of orange. Layered in was a dark blak ridge of the coast range. All very simple and pleasing to the eye.

God's love and blessings to all,

chris