I don’t do many sunsets. I’m more of a sunrise kind of guy.
But I had to make an exception for this one!

Beautiful blue clouds with white clouds as I’m driving out to the suburbs today.
A precursor of the sunset to come…

We drove home from Peoria in the late afternoon hours. We were hoping to make good time and quite possibly enjoy a beautiful sunset along the way. About halfway home, the sky took a turn and huge clouds swooped in. Dark, impending clouds… and you could see where the storm was dropping huge amounts of rain. And the cloud was headed our way.

As the cloud passed over us, the sky got suddenly dark & gloomy. But also made for an incredible sunset. Almost looked more like a forest fire than a sunset?!

And here’s Cousin Kim enjoying the sunset, with that fiery orange glow on her face,
and trying to get that “perfect” stormy sunset photo!

Soon enough the clouds to ur right were being taken over by the large storm cloud.
It was pretty cool to watch them “mix it up”… blue skies, white clouds & dark storm clouds!

But then soon enough, almost as quick as it blew in, the storm cloud moved on…
and we were treated to a “second” beautiful sunset!!!

Day One done. Back to the hotel and then out for a quick evening run.
My shoes were tied, one mile into the sun and voila’… sunset! Perfect timing, huh?
I just happened to running down Leipsic Road over the expressway when the sunset was just right. And since I’m ALWAYS willing to “stop” running, I knew I had to take a few photos!!!

And a dramatic silhouette shot of the grandstands at Dover Downs.
NASCAR bleachers never looked so good!

A beautiful sunset over some tents at the Firefly Music Festival in Dover, Delaware.

The sunset was pretty cool tonight as I was driving north on Ashland.
But even cooler by the time I got to the studio!!!

Okay, so I couldn’t decide… vertical or horizontal???

Unseasonal weather today for these beautiful sunset panoramas.

What better way to celebrate FESTIVUS than to go out for a beautiful afternoon bike ride to enjoy the 50-degree weather?! This morning was rainy, so no sunrise ride. I’m thinking this sunset ride made up for it though.

A beautiful sunset as seen from inside Chicago’s Navy Pier while working on some “holiday magic” at Winter WonderFest.