Sky On Fire

I drove down to my favorite hang-out on the Benicia waterfront this afternoon to do some reading and relaxing, and was rewarded with a truly amazing sunset. We have a lot of spectacular sunsets in this area, but tonight's was one of the best I've ever seen. It was what I call a "wrap around" sunset... every direction you looked, the sky was aflame. The sky has been full of strange clouds today, and it's been quite windy, though reasonably warm. This is due to a tropical storm off Baja California, which is over 500 miles to the south of us. While I hope they're not getting pounded too hard down there, I'm delighted with the visual effects with which we were rewarded this evening. Click on the pictures to get a larger view and better appreciate the show!

This is the view to the east with nearby Mt. Diablo brightly illuminated. Mt. D. is so named because it's usually very dark and devilish looking... not so tonight!

This is looking south, across the Sacramento River...

And west, through the Carquinez Straits with San Francisco Bay on the other side of the bridges...