Would you be disappointed with this sunset?
Or this sunset on Captiva by Tween Waters? Right after this shot last night, I got in my car and drove to the Sanibel side of Blind Pass to catch the rest of the show.
Oh my. More shells and just in time. You can’t see the sun in this picture because it’s behind the clouds….. for just a second but it’s still beautiful, isn’t it?
Then the sun peeked out just slightly to highlight the water and make the shells on the beach glow with their natural colors. Ah! I was about to bubble over with tears just watching the changes of the sky and the beauty….. when a guy walked by me and said “Too bad there was no good sunset tonight”. Huh? What? It’s like he woke me up from a dream and I couldn’t understand what he just said. I guess he saw I was a little challenged with this so he said it again more slowly this time… “The sun went behind the clouds. So sunset was no good”.
Wait! “Look again”, I said pointing at the horizon. I tried to explain that clouds often make the sky more interesting. It changes the colors of everything around you from the reflections. It’s more dramatic! I felt like I was pleading for him to take another look. Ha! Oh, alright. Not everybody gets it. But I know you GET IT! And Mark and Robert from the east coast of Florida were getting it….
And Fred the Basset Hound even got it. See him smiling?
I wish, I was there already!
Lovely! Saved the first one as my wallpaper. Hey, you have weather moving in! Awesome! Can’t wait to see your pics afterwards! Hope the island gets lots of rain and the waves bring in buckets of shells.
Beautiful!!!
That first one looks like a painting! Every one of them is beautiful. Wish I were back there again…..
That’s like a glass half full, a glass half empty! Aren’t you grateful that you’re the one seeing life half full? Imagine missing things like that beautiful sunset! So happy that you share!
MAGNIFICENT!!!!! All the photos are fabulous, Pam. Thank you ever so…the calm before the storm, yes?
Pam~
absolutely, fabulously AWESOME!!!!
that fella doesn’t see what we see through OUR eyes..
but then we probably wouldn’t see/understand what HE sees either..!!
keep those beauties coming..
I’m loving each and every one!!
simply.. GLORIOUS!
they make my Mermaid heart sing!!
warmest sandy hugs..
Loui♥
I love cloudy sunsets! Infinitely more dramatic and colorful! Great Job!
Every sunset is a good sunset when see from the beach! :D
I always think the susnsets where there are some clouds are much more beautiful!!!!!!! Can’t wait for August!!!!!!
Beautiful photos! Clapping my hands! That first one is PERFECT.
I’m with Carla…..the cloudy sunsets are my favorites too. But ANY sunset on Sanibel/Captiva is a good sunset…..
All beautiful, especially the shot with Fred!
Just like that gentleman who thought the sunset wasn’t good- I sometimes hear people say that the shelling isn’t any good or that it’s too hot or too cold. They have yet to attain the knowledge of the magic of Sanibel Island and the joys it can bring to one’s life. We all are truly blessed because we know that even one good shell can be just as thrilling as a whole bag, and that a cloudy sunset can still take our breath away! iLoveShelling!!!
These pictures are gorgeous!! Thanks for showing us all nature’s beauty.
Nice pictures. When I see clouds I tend to wax philosophical. In Both Sides Now, Joni Mitchell expressed it well. Pam, I’m sure that you do not remember this song, since it was written before you were born. ;~)
Bows and flows of angel hair and ice cream castles in the air
And feather canyons everywhere, I’ve looked at clouds that way.
But now they only block the sun, they rain and snow on everyone.
So many things I would have done but clouds got in my way.
I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now,
From up and down, and still somehow
It’s clouds’ illusions I recall.
I really don’t know clouds at all.
Thanks for the memories, Ken. That’s always been a fav song of mine.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a “bad” sunset over the gulf either. As in the first pix, sometimes there seems to be a golden path right out to the sun. Often the incredibly pink or purple clouds are highlighted with an amazing orange luminescence when the sun drops behind them. Even storm clouds add another dimension to the beauty.
Thanks, Pam! I’ve been looking for that green flash for many years but haven’t experienced it. You’re truly fortunate you sighted it. Please keep those pix coming.
Right on, MurexKen! The clouds and even rain make the sunscape on Sanibel and Captiva so alive and vivid with the subtle changes from minute to minute. We’ve sat there until dark reveling in the awesome views. Usually we fly to Sanibel in November but will be driving this year from central Missouri June 12-18 with entire family! Hope to see you, Pam, on beaches of West Gulf Drive, where we hang our hats, or Lighthouse or Blind Pass, our favorite shelling spots.
Thank You, Pam, for showing us Clouds, Sunsets, Shells, and little girls in pink tutus. No illusions here!
Ken, Well said!!! Nature is awesome! It’s ability to constantly change is intriguing and wonderous. Pam, as always, your pictures are also amazing!!! As another reader pointed out, every sunset is beautiful if viewed from Sanibel!
Thank you Pam! I So Get It!! That first sunset picture is exceptionally awesome
And thanks for the beautiful poem, MurexKen…that says so much it makes my heart sing!
Wow, that guy is a pessimist, and probably a land-lubber. It’s his loss.
Great photos, Pam, as always.
I’m going to try to get over there in July on a Sat. and Sun. nite.
I get it! I get it! lol! I agree with you about the clouds making a sunset more interesting, Pam. Sooo true! Your photos are just amaaaazing! They look like something you’d see on a postcard! Beautiful photography, girl! :)
xoxo laurie
Stunning, stunning, stunning, stunning!!!! Your shots are amazing. I too love the cloudy sunsets….they light the skies with the colors of the world and touch my soul.
I love the colors of the waters and the shells and the waves as you have caught them….ahhhh…..next best thing to being there in person.
Wishing you great shelling this week.
xoxo
Ah… I’ve been lurking here a few weeks – all the lovely pictures make me want to come back so much! I’ve got the worst craving to be back on Sanibel at the moment – it’s even coming in my dreams!
Your pictures are absolutely beautiful.
Sunrises or sunsets, cloudy or not are always beautiful on Sanibel and Captiva. I have been home for 2 weeks. I am already longing to go back!
Amazing. Beautiful. Gorgeous. Fabulous. What a great sunset! And just look at all the shells there to sort through. I agree that clouds often make for better sunsets – seems as though the colors are more varied and vibrant. Thanks for sharing!
Those sunset pictures took my breath away. I’m so lucky to be on Sanibel right now enjoying those sunsets in person. Love my new “I Love Shelling T-shirt.” I really feel like a Sistah now!
Truly Awesome -thanks Pam so much for taking these pics and sharing them. Have to agree – i love both kinds of sunsets the clear and the cloudy – but sometimes those cloudy are extra special because of the reflections and all. God creates so much beauty like sunsets- and some of it we never see at all and some of it we just miss cause we are inside or our vision sees the glass as half full. Thanks for reminding we how beautiful His creation is! ~Serena
I GET IT!!!! IS THERE ANYTHING MORE BEAUTIFUL???? MAYBE A PRETTY SHELL………