Sunset - Moonrise

Several days ago, I took a sunset walk along the road by the bay. The colors were soft and the dark silhouettes of the trees against the sunset sky were very nice counterpoints.

 

Of course, as you know, Baloo delighted in the sunset walks. He would tell me when it was time to hit the road, so I always have him rambling with me in spirit on evening excursions (well, the rest of the time, too!).

The colors just kept getting prettier as the sun started disappearing behind the cloud bank, reflecting on fairly still water.

Then, I looked in the other direction and saw the moon at nearly full rising from the east as the sun sank below the horizon.  The blues on one side and the oranges on the other made me feel like I was walking through two different landscapes.

Mallards paddled around in the last blush of peach on the quiet water.

One of the mallards was talking quietly to itself as it dabbled along, making ripples on its way (you can see its open bill, if you enlarge the picture).

As I finally turned eastward again on the last section of my walk, the sky had darkened enough that the moon became a very dramatic orb hanging in the early night sky. 

And to think, I almost decided not to go on another walk - Baloo must have rousted me to make sure I didn't miss the show!