Eastern Sunset

Eastern Sunset. A 11 x 14 acrylic painting by Mark Phillips

Last Sunday at around 6.30pm, on the way home after work. Tired, sweaty and hungry, I took the Bennets Road through Sandy Lane from Highway-1 to Highway-2A. Usually, I would take the right turn that would take me back onto Holder's Hill. This would be the quickest way home but today I decided to continue up the hill. 

It was sunset. The sun was almost below the horizon in the West and it was creating the most breathtaking effects as I was driving East. The trees and the distant hills were aglow and I just had to whip out the trusty cell phone and take a few snaps.

I have dozens of reference photos of sunsets taken on the west coast with the sun sinking below the horizon turning the sea and sky all shade of orange, but none had inspired me. I had never seen this side of the sunset. I learnt something from this experience. Sometimes you need to turn around. What you were looking for in front of you may just have been behind you all along. I had left home many evenings in the past and stood on the ridge by West Terrace staring out to sea hoping to catch that perfect sunset on film and here it was,  when and where I was least expecting it!

I kept today's post short because I wanted to try something new today. Instead of an inspirational quote I will share an inspirational video. When you are on the wrong side of 50 like me, sometimes you need a little encouragement to keep pressing on and being all that you can be. If you like this please leave a comment below. Hell!, even if you don't like it leave a comment. I am a big boy. I can take it!

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Mark Phillips

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