Soft Brushstrokes of the Arizona Sun
The southwest’s beauty is perhaps at no time more spectacular than the winter months, when improved air circulation results in pastel hues stretched across expansive sky, the product of the sun’s soft brushstrokes against clouds.
Winter sunrise above the Galiuro Mountains. Click to enlarge.
Pinks, roses, even scarlet reds … these vibrant colors fill the space between earth and atmosphere at both dusk and dawn. They influence everything around them, transforming dull brown cliff faces to Sedona-red splendor. But what does any of it have to do with writing?
Everything, really.
Sunset on the train trestle behind our home. Click to enlarge.
To read more and view additional photos, visit me at Daisy Hickman’s Sunny Room Studio, where she graciously invited me to share my guest post on her blog: “Capturing the Sun of Inspiration.”
December 4th, 2011 at 8:57 pm
Oh Melissa, these are breathtaking!
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December 5th, 2011 at 3:31 am
I absolutely LOVE that trestle bridge photo — one of my all-time favorites! GORGEOUS!
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December 5th, 2011 at 7:34 am
Wow … just wow!
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December 5th, 2011 at 7:58 am
Such amazing colors. It’s hard to believe they’re real. The natural world is magnificent.
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December 5th, 2011 at 8:20 am
The bridge supports look like black lace, Melissa…just beautiful!
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December 5th, 2011 at 10:43 am
Your pics are gorgeous! And by the way, everything has to do with writing. Look at the first picture of the winter sunrise — those clouds certainly tell a story!
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December 6th, 2011 at 11:55 am
Beautiful. Worthy of Arizona Highways, for sure.
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December 6th, 2011 at 3:18 pm
GORGEOUS! Love to colors! They are so intense!
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December 7th, 2011 at 12:04 pm
Wow! Lovely pics – especially the winter sunrise one – but then that burnt orange is one of my favourite colours. The bank of grey cloud heightens the intensity even more doesn’t it? Lovely!
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