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| Sunset was in the clouds tonight! |
Cotton Candy Clouds
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| Sunset was in the clouds tonight! |
Like One Great Furnace Full of Melted Gold!
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| Sunset from my balcony last night, “like one great furnace full of melted gold.” |
I borrowed my title from a line in C.S. Lewis’ The Magician’s Nephew that I read today. I am re-reading The Chronicles of Narnia and in this first book the children see their first sunset in Narnia:
“…the western sky was all like one great furnace full of melted gold.“
All sunsets aren’t like this but it sure is a “Praise God” moment when they are. Love it! And got another new bird today on the railing of my front balcony! Motivated me to clean the glass on the sliding glass doors. 🙂
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| Yellow-winged Vireo or maybe a Yellow Tyrannulet |
I have a gallery of all birds photographed at the apartments if interested. Up to 13 now.
And for the serious birders, my collection over the years of Costa Rica Birds
Sunset Awe!
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| So ends another day in Atenas, Costa Rica! |
The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders; where morning dawns, where evening fades, you call forth songs of joy. -Psalm 65:8 NIV
The Missed Sunset
Photo I made on my 2010 Caravan.com tour from a Guanacaste beach south of Tamarindo. For more on the best tour of Costa Rica see Caravan.com
We would have seen something like this on our south beach tour had it not been raining each evening. And I’m also including the Caribbean (Atlantic) sunrise photo also made on that trip. Both beaches are quite appealing to me, but I will probably start out in the Central Valley while I check out the whole country then decide on a more permanent place to settle.
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| Pacific Sunset in 2010 |
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| Caribbean Sunrise in 2010 |
Wherever I live, I will get to see both of the above as I travel about the country. TODAY Alex Palma is showing me rentals in smaller towns 30 minutes + from San Jose. His favorite he has already told me is Santo Domingo de Heredia which looks good online and is home of the INBio Park. We are also going to Atenas and some other places and will eat lunch in a Soda. (If you don’t know, “Soda” is the Costa Rican name for a little Mom & Pop Cafe where you can eat lunch for $3 to $5 and is on my radar as my dining out choice.) Well, time to go. I’ll report back tonight!