Sunday, December 7, 2025

chasing the sunset

"Never go too long without watching a sunset." ~ Atticus

The flight attendant announced that there was no wifi on the flight so...

We are two weeks from the Winter Solstice and the daylight hours grow shorter. Our flight left New York at 4:30 p.m. (16:30) as the sun was setting. Planes fly between 500 and 650 mph, so east-west sunset flights beautifully prolong twilight, and I was lucky to be in the window seat to watch the sun set above the clouds for the entire one and a half hours flight. 


The sunset started out subtly over the New York skyline and then...


POW...a burst of fiery brightness.



Westward, ho.





The last view of the sunset as the plane descended into the clouds and landed in the darkness in Columbus.


 

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    1. It was stunning! The plane wasn't equipped with wifi so why not take 50 photos to pass the time?

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  2. A great set of shots! I love chasing the sunset.

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    1. Thank you. It really does help to pass the time.

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  3. Thank you for all the grand NYC photos and descriptions, including the memorial and roses. I hadn't seen pictures of this before.

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