The reflecting sunset and pastel colored water and sky help make this picture one of my favorites. It gives off a calm feel. There is something about sunsets that makes everybody stop what they are doing and take a look. No matter where you are the soft glowing sky is beautiful. In this case, the sunset and lake were in my backyard.
Our yards are a perfect example of natural beauty in Southern Illinois. When we plan to go somewhere, we step out of our houses and in to our yards. This can be a great opportunity to take pictures and appreciate what we have. Yards of any size all have something special that makes them unique. It may be beautiful trees, abudant wildlife, or a lake. Within just one of these attributes there are hundreds of possibilities.
I could take hundreds of pictures of the lake pictured above. To make it a memorable picture I have to create something working with nature. The sunset and reflection off the lake made this happen. By keeping my distance from the lake I could fit the trees' whole relfections in the picture. You can see each individual branch highlighted in pink, orange, and blue in the sky and water.
At the end of everyday we find the sun setting and ourselves coming home. All good days come to an end along with everything else in it. Hopefully they end happily. My happy ending is finishing this semester's blogging. It has taken me to places I have never even heard of before. Through my camera lens I have seen and taken beautiful pictures. It is only fitting that my last picture be of my ending place for the day. It is what I saw before and after every excursion around Southern Illinois.
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