Sunset

I was sitting at my desk facing north, looking through the window, and saw the fire pink clouds in the sky.  I have seen this before, and sometimes, it is due to fire, but more often, it is due to the fabulous sunsets we have in West Texas.  Well, I went out to look, and sure enough, the pink was so vibrant when I went outside that even the concrete drive way reflected it, and it came from the sunset.  This occurs when there is a low level cloud bank in the west, and the sun reflects gold on the lower edge of the sunset, and reflects pink on the other clouds, including the mammatus clouds.  The recently erected YWCA building to my west at the end of my street blocks my direct view of the sunset.  The intensity of this kind of sunset passes very quickly, and sure enough, by the time I went in to get my phone/camera, the brilliance had faded (why didn't I bring my  phone with me. I do not think in terms of pictures.)

So this is the washed out version of the photo. We are due to have some cloudy weather other days this week, so maybe I can remember to get a better picture next time.