September’s First Sunset

September’s first sunset. Photo by Bruce Stambaugh

We had another quenching and satisfying rainstorm yesterday afternoon and evening. After the front had passed, I checked the rain gauge in the backyard. The setting sun illuminated the backside of the storm clouds racing east. A brilliant orange and a bright but stubby rainbow caught my eye.

I looked to the west and discovered a striated sky of tangerine streaks. I grabbed my camera and headed for a nearby pasture that afforded a better view to the west before the colors faded.

Though not the most colorful of my photos, I liked this scene and all its rich ingredients: the farm lane with remnants of the rain’s runoff, the silhouetted trees, Mole Hill, an ancient local landmark, and the Allegheny Mountains beyond.

September’s first sunset highlighted it all.

© Bruce Stambaugh 2024

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Author: Bruce Stambaugh

I am a writer, author, photographer, birder, walker, hiker, husband, father, grandfather, brother, Anabaptist, and community activist. My life is crammed with all things people and nature and wonder. My late father gave me this penchant for giving and getting the most out of life, my late mother the courtesy, kindness, and creativity to see the joy in life. They both taught me to cherish the people I am with. I try and fail and try again.

11 thoughts on “September’s First Sunset”

  3. It was a GORGEOUS sunset! I had to hope that MANY people were watching the same scene and marvelling at “What a beautiful world we live in!” Thanks for the reminder, Bruce!

    Audrey Metz

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