Tropical Lake Superior

August 24, 2024. Sunset 7:53 PM. Ironwood, MI.

Looking tropical over Lake Superior?
Thank you, Kathy

Nine Eleven

21 years later. Like December 7, 1941, this day and date continues to resonate. The mere mention of those two words - Nine Eleven - continues to cause us to stop and remember and collectively mourn. It’s also a day we can celebrate what we value about the present- special or mundane, and we’ve captured a few of those moments as the sun sets this evening.

Reflection Rainbow
September 11, 2022. Sunset 7:19 PM. Ironwood, MI.

“My birthday sunset”
-Kathy Roman
A rainbow sunset. I've never seen a sunset like this before-- Happy Birthday my dear friend. And best wishes to everyone else.

September 11, 2022. Sunset 7:23 PM. San Francisco, CA.

"Full house tonight" - NT
It's great to see everyone- Old friends and new neighbors and what looks like Kiki behind the bush.

September 11, 2022. Sunset 7:31 PM. Olympia, WA.

“thinking of you at sunset”
-Rae Diamond
-- gorgeous- welcome home

Of possible interest— Time Travel?

Clock time vs planetary time — And the winner is...
It’s a bit of a fluke— As the crow flies directly east/west, these places are less than 200 miles apart—about the same distance as Columbus, Ohio and Erie, PA – where the difference in sunset time is less than 10 minutes. (The northern vs southern latitude is not a very significant factor this time of year so close to the Equinox).

However, because the state of Michigan does not occupy the same time zone, each of these places are at the extreme opposite ends of their respective time zones. (Lake Michigan at the end of Eastern Time and Lake Superior at the beginning of Central Time).

So, instead of a smooth transition as the earth steadily turns, the sunset times are chopped, skewed and spit out to match our clocks which suggests we can travel into the past.

I thought this was an interesting little rabbit hole.

Starting here...
September 8, 2022. Sunset 8:07 PM. Golden Sands, Lake Michigan, MI.

Yesterday’s sunset from c/o my friend Lisa
- Joe P

Entering the Twilight Zone
September 8, 2022. Sunset 7:25 PM. Lake Superior, Ironwood, MI.

“2 sunset pictures last night. The lake and the sun coming through the trees.”
-Kathy R.

Superior slumber

August 18, 2022. Sunset 8:04 PM. Lake Superior. Ironwood, MI.

“sleep well”
- Kathy Roman
Sweet dreams my dear Kathy.

orange

July 9, 2022. Sunset 8:53 PM. Ironwood, MI.

"sweet dreams" from Kathy R looking out over a very orange Lake Michigan.

May 20, 2022. Sunset 8:33 PM. Ironwood, MI.

A few minutes after sun melting over Lake Superior—
Thanks Kathy- looking steamy!

coming soon...

April 11, 2022. Sunset 7:43 PM. Ironwood, MI.

Still wintry sunset over Lake Michigan. Though it looks like spring is trying to break through... Little trees patiently waiting to be planted.
- Kathy Roman

Superior Equilux

September 25, 2021. Sunset 6:51 PM. Ironwood, MI.

Sunrise was at 6:51 here also!! Happy Equilux from Lake Superior. Looking Autumnal!
Thank you, Kathy!

birthday wishes blowing in

June 14, 2021. Sunset 8:54 PM. Ironwood, MI.

“Happy ‘early’ Birthday Brenda”
- Kathy Roman

edge of the world

June 12, 2021. Sunset 8:53 PM. Ironwood MI.

“I love the pic of the kids watching the sunset. Saw them standing there from inside and snuck out to grab the shot.” <- Kathy Roman br/>

Merlin overlooking Lake Superior.

May 27, 2021. Sunset 8:41 PM. Ironwood, MI.

"Zen dog. He's meditating".
From Kathy Roman 8:49 PM

Merle on the edge

May 4, 2021. Sunset 8:14 PM. Ironwood, MI.

"Merle enjoying the sunset". - Kathy Roman.
Merle is laying a few feet from the edge of the cliff overlooking Lake Superior 300 vertical feet below.
Just enjoying the view.
woo.

He said, "Gorgeous"

April 24, 2021. Sunset 8:00 PM. Ironwood, MI

“When I enlarged it, it looked so pretty. I loved the pink color. I sent it to my son. He said, ‘gorgeous’. He loves when I send him pictures of the lake”.
- from my friend Kathy Roman who lives by Lake Michigan

Equilux—Northern Minnesota

September 25, 2020. Sunset 7:05 PM. Caribou Lake. Marcell, MN.

From my friend who I stayed with on the cross-country trip-- The leaves were green and still attached to the trees when I left there 2 weeks ago!
Thank you, Kathy Roman

Another Superior Sunset

September 19, 2020. Sunset 7:03 PM. Ironwood, MI.

“Sun is almost down. If you enlarge this, you can see the full sun. The sun looks like two colors tonight.”
- Kathy Roman

bells for dessert

September 5, 2020. Sunset 7:30 PM. Ironwood, MI.

Dinner on the porch at sunset. Actually, we’ve eaten all of our meals outside today. Another fine dining experience- wonderful friends and special venue overlooking Lake Superior. Bells for dessert <3

a Superior sunset

September 4, 2020. Sunset 7:32. Ironwood, MI. Just made it in time to watch the sun set over Lake Superior with my friend Kathy and her son, Sam. It’s amazing to be standing there in what until now has only been a beautiful looking landscape and to be breathing the air (not smoky), listening to the wind in the very tall birch trees--and looking at that view for real! Hoping to see a few hummingbirds tomorrow.