Sunrise

Overnight, I had trouble sleeping due to severe stomach cramps. I barely had any sleep and not to mention my upstairs neighbors were blasting their television at 6:18 AM. They were watching American Dad and you could hear the dialogue loud and clear, not only in my apartment but in the building stairwell. I couldn't fall back asleep due the cramps and hearing every word of American Dad. I decided to walk to the store to get some Coca-Cola to settle my upset stomach and a couple other things. As I walked to the store, it was slowly becoming light outside and I noticed the sun rising among the glowing clouds. I barely get the chance to see an actual sunrise and I decided to take some pictures. Sometimes it's worth getting out of the apartment.

Golden sun slowly rising

Bright golden obelisk gently making it's appearance  

A bright rising sun illuminating the silvery clouds

Sunsets

Have you ever happened to come upon a beautiful sunset and just had to take a picture of it? These pictures were taken in 2010 and 2011:

A pre-Hurricane Earl sunset with bands of  bright yellow, desert rose, and light blue, September 2010.

An ultraviolet winter sunset, January 2011.

A golden vapor trail lit up by the sunset, November 2011.

An yellow gold setting sun caught in a swirl of blue and orange clouds. November 2011.

Last week I tried to take a picture of a pre-Thanksgiving blustery sunset, which consisted of bands of blue-ultraviolet and hot fuchsia with an red orange sun, but I could not get a good photo.