When day meets night
on the edge of time,
sunset stories speak
in dark silhouettes.
Standing in shadows cast by the fading sun, the man with his hand suspended in air appeared to be telling the age-old story of the big fish that got away. Perhaps he was saying:
“Yep. I’m not kidding…that fish was at least 6 or 7 feet long and fought like the devil! Why, it weighed so much, it broke my best fishing pole in half. It was a great experience, even though I lost the fish in the end. I wish you had been there to see it for yourself!”
As shades of orange light continued to spread across the sky and shadows deepened, human words suddenly came to the end of their meaning. In silence, people gathered together to witness the sun’s warm colors melting into and embracing the coming darkness.
Nature reminds us that everything in this world has a beginning and an end. Life is short. How wonderful it is to find others who want to share their stories and experiences with us along the way!
Thank you so much for visiting! ~ ms
**Photos taken at Chincoteaque Island, Virginia
Before I Forget 
Lovely shot =)
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Thank you! Nature kindly provided the “lovely” part, so I had to take the pictures. 😉
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Beautiful pictures of a wonderful sunset.
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Thanks! Sometimes “endings” are beautiful, for sure.
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“sunset stories speak
in dark silhouettes”. – This is just amazing. Lovely pictures and beautiful words.
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Watching night and day complete a full cycle…eternity appeared in the ongoing circle of life.
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Wow! just brilliant………….
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Wow! It just took me over 4 years to see your comment?
Where have I been, I wonder. Some time I just don’t know.
But, since you are ‘being eternal’–I know you must still be around (since time is not an issue in eternity). Thank you so much for your kind words!
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Breathtaking – Mother Nature at its best as well as the photographer – thanks for sharing Mary!
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Thanks for the compliment anonymous one!
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Lovely sunset stories, both pictures and the voice telling them!
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I definitely enjoyed being there to see the end of the last day of August. There is something very mystical about sunrises and sunsets. Nothing ever dies, ‘day’ and ‘night’ simply alter their appearance. Tricked by changes in colors, shape, and forms–we continue to give different names to the same thing, creating many from the one. So interesting!
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Thank you so much for sharing this beauty with us:-)
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Thank you for sharing also. I was just reading “straight to the heart” on your blog. I agree.
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Gorgeous pics Mary!
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Thank you…you know I need “The Earth Beneath My Feet to keep me steady when I gaze into the sky! 🙂
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🙂
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These are great Mary.
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Thank you Laurie….And this same orange sunset probably came rolling around to you down under! 😉
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You’re welcome Mary and it more than likely did. 🙂
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Gorgeous silhouette capture!
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I am happy to hear you enjoyed these photos. I was standing in the bright and dim lights of the twilight zone….enjoying the magical transformation
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It shows!!
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Lovely pictures and story behind of them!
One fisherman showed the size of the fish spreading his arms as wide as possible. People who listened him tied his wrists with the rope to prevent lying. Then fisherman spread his palms and told them that fish had such a big eyes. Lol!
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Hi Alexander! What you have written proves that a good storyteller (even with wrists tied tightly together) will continue to tell his or her story, no matter what!
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Great pictures. Interesting concept. Thanks for stopping by.
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Thanks! I enjoyed “capturing” the colors before they faded away!
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Mary, your photos are beautiful but the text adds so much! This is wonderful.
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Thank you! It was the last day of August and it went out in a blaze of glory, that’s for sure!
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That sunset is just glorious!!
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It really was glorious. Everyone stopped what they were doing to watch the brilliantly colored sky.
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Stunning images, Mary! Gorgeous sunset, well done.
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Thanks Dina….Sunsets remind us all that endings can be beautiful too. Just the beginning of something else!
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Stunning sunset photos! Thank you for sharing your insights!
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Thanks Amy! These sunset photos were taken on the last day of August. Now the warmth of summer is gone and autumn leaves are falling. Days are getting shorter and shorter, and the cold of winter is on its way. Sigh. I am a summer girl. 🙂
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Beautiful!
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Thank you! The orange-yellow sunset on that last day of August was stunning. So happy I was able to capture that moment in time.
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Thank you for sharing it with the world-
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I love these silhouette shots.
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Thank you! On this cold, wet November day….I certainly enjoy looking at the warmth of that summer sunset once again.
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It has been so long since we heard from you – I hope all is okay.
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My creativity is being zapped and drained by worry.
I keep getting messages from a pulmonologist—telling me that there is a “high probability” that a nodule on my lungs is cancer, and I need to do something ASAP.
Well, I am a singer and lung surgery is not something I want to do simply because of a “probability,” high or not.
So last week, I went out to the John’s Hopkins lung cancer/lung nodule clinic at Bayview Medical Center for a second opinion (Getting Tricare insurance to agree to cover this was like pulling teeth).
The doctor at John’s Hopkins said the nodule is either a very slow growing cancer or the result of some sort of inflammatory autoimmune process. Can’t really tell. So he wants to do an EBUS bronchoscopy in order to reveal the definitive answer. A request to Tricare for approval to cover this test was sent out and, after a week of waiting, Tricare just denied the request.
When I called to ask them why, Tricare said they need more evidence to prove the request is coming from a John’s Hopkins doctor and that this test is being done in conjunction with the Second Medical Opinion (which they already approved). Good grief. The doctor cannot give an informed “second medical opinion” without doing this test.
BIG SIGH. More time slipping by.
I am tired of all of this. Seems it would be easier to just die….I am sure the insurance company would quickly approve of that.
My best guess, even though I don’t know for sure, is that this nodule is probably the result of some autoimmune process.
There are lots of different autoimmune problems in my family and no cancer. AND I have never smoked.
Nevertheless, all of this has stifled the creative side of me. Just want to go to bed and pull the blankets over my head.
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I am so very sorry for your medical problem and worries. I do know how insurance companies can be, but you can not give up! Perhaps a call directly to the doctor at Hopkins will encourage him to call Tricare himself and help out his patient with your insurance and the cost. You need to try everything imaginable. But, no matter matter what – keep trying. I’ll be thinking of you, Mary.
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Just magical, the capture of the mystical moment and the weaving it in beautiful words….amazing.
Lovely post!!!
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Thanks for the compliment, Nihar! 🙂
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My pleasure…you have lovely posts and picture.
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Beautiful photos and I like the story behind them. I love sunsets.
Take care.
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Thank you Tokeloshe! I have been so busy trying to “take care” these days, it took me quiet a while to notice your comment above. Things have been hectic, and that is an understatement.
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that is beautiful 🙂
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Thanks Joshi….it made my mind wander up and away from the material things of this world.
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Silhouettes are magical! So are the words that came with them.
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Thanks for the compliment Sharmishtha!
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