The Daily Joe

  Clouds Trying to Mask the Sun Photo of the Day 182/366 I took this photo this past week. The clouds were moving quickly and the sun was sinking fast. Between the two - I was trying to capture images that I liked. I took a number of photos where the sun was partially behind the clouds, but this one was the best. The sun seemed to have struggled to be masked by the clouds.    

Just Before the Sun Disappears Photo of the Day 181/366 Last evening, my sister came into town for the weekend and after dinner, they took a nap. Timing was perfect because while they napped, I was able to steal away for a few minutes and try to capture the last moments of the sunset. I managed to capture a number of photos, but this one was my favorite.    

    Peaceful Summer Sunset Photo of the Day 180/366 This photo was taken last evening after I came home from my martial arts training. I had seen the lone cloud on the way home and wanted to grab a few photos. Unfortunately, I saw the best possible view as I was driving with sunbeams shooting down from the clouds, but I missed it by 5 minutes. So here is the peaceful shot that remained.    

Sun Setting between the Trees Photo of the Day 179/366 I took this photo earlier this week while waiting for my wife after taking my father-in-law back to his room. It is amazing how the sunset changes in a few moments. This photo was taken perhaps 10 minutes before yesterday's photo and the skies look so vastly different. Nature's paintbrush and palette are amazing.    

        After Sunset Across the Valley Photo of the Day 178/366 On our way home, last evening, after taking my father-in-law for a visit to the hospital, to see his wife, we were noting the beauty of the sunset. My wife and I were thinking of places to go to shoot the sunset. I don't like to inconvenience anyone, so we decided to go about 2 miles from my home into a church parking lot. This was the result - totally worth it.      

    Early Morning at the Lake Photo of the Day 177/366 This photo was taken last week when I took a day off work to "burn the time" rather than lose it for the year. I drove out to the lake that we nearest to our old home. It was early, quite quiet, and too warm for that time of the day. I didn't stay out more than an hour or so, but I did get some nice lakeside photos.  

Streams of Sunset Skyfire Photo of the Day 176/366 I took this photo last evening on the second leg of a sunset walk. I had looked outside and saw a large gray cloud blocking the sun so I held out little hope. A few minute later, I saw the sun peaking out througha break in the clouds, so I went out to take some photos. Just when I made it to our home, I saw the taails of color through the gray cloud and had to hurry back to a decent location to get this photo.  I think it was worth the extra effort.