Ahhhh... the sunsets!

In what can only be described as odd, we now have sunset views from our house. When we moved in during July, the sun set behind our neighbor's house to the west. But now the sun sets just to the left of their house. Theoretically, I understand that the tilting of the earth on the axis causes the sun to move on the horizon. But actually seeing the sun set in a different place is weird. Especially when it means we now have gorgeous sunset views from most of the rooms in our house. I wonder how long before the sun slips back to the west and the sunset is obstructed? It's about 10 weeks after the summer solstice now, so perhaps we'll see the sun until 10 weeks before the summer solstice next year. Hmmm... who knows?





The mountains to the east of us are called the Sandia Mountains. Sandia means 'watermelon'. The name came from Spanish explorers who saw the color the mountains turned at sunset. And here for your viewing pleasure... is the view from my yard of the very watermelon colored mountain up the street.



This is my personal favorite picture. I love standing at the kitchen sink looking out the window at the sunset. Last night it was framed perfectly.