Fiery Shenandoah Valley winter sunset

By Lynn R. Mitchell

Sunset. Monday, January 25, 2016. Photo by Lynn R. Mitchell

Appalachian sunset

“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm,
but to add color to my sunset sky.”

— Rabindranath Tagore
Recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature, 1913

Photo by Lynn R. Mitchell
June 23, 2015

Southern sunset

By Lynn R. Mitchell

Sunday night’s sunset over Florida Panhandle and the Gulf.

Photo by Lynn R. Mitchell

Appalachian spring sunset

Wednesday night’s sunset over the Appalachian Mountains west of Staunton was taken by my neighbor who shared her photo of the setting sun at the end of a fabulous spring day in the Shenandoah Valley….

Photo by Carolyn Dameron
April 29, 2015

Was this a sun dog in late afternoon sky?

By Lynn R. Mitchell

Just after 5:30 Monday afternoon this glow was visible in the southwestern sky over the Appalachian Mountains in western Augusta County. Was it a sun dog?

The definition of a sun dog given by Wikipedia says, “Sun dogs are a member of a large family of halos, created by light interacting with ice crystals in the atmosphere. Sun dogs typically appear as two subtly colored patches of light to the left and right of the Sun, approximately 22° distant and at the same elevation above the horizon as the Sun.“

Update: Meteorologist son-in-law said yes, it was a sun dog.

Photos by Lynn R. Mitchell
February 23, 2015

December Appalachian sunset

December sunset over Elliott’s Knob and North Mountain in the Appalachian Mountains. By the time I retrieved my camera, it was beyond the moment when the sky was at its most brilliant. It still was stunning.

Photo by Lynn R. Mitchell
December 13, 2014

Shenandoah Valley sunset

By Lynn R. Mitchell

Monday sunset in my corner of the Shenandoah Valley.

Photo by Lynn R. Mitchell
November 17, 2014

Cherish sunsets, friends, and memories … ‘the moment might be gone too soon’

By Lynn R. Mitchell

“Cherish the moment of togetherness, because the sun will fall beneath the ocean, creating a sunset, and the moment might be gone too soon.”–Unknown

Thinking tonight of Dennis Burnett of Augusta County who passed away this morning. It was an honor to know him the past 14 years (Augusta County’s Dennis Burnett passes away). Thoughts and prayers go at this sad time to his wife, family, and incredibly huge network of friends….

Appalachian sunset

By Lynn R. Mitchell

Tonight’s sunset in my corner of the world … Buffalo Gap.

Photo by Lynn R. Mitchell
September 25, 2014

Sunset over the Appalachians

By Lynn R. Mitchell

Photos by Lynn R. Mitchell
July 15, 2014

Sunday’s sunset

By Lynn R. Mitchell

Sunset from Weyers Cave, Virginia
Memorial Day Weekend 2014