My Spanish relatives, who just flew home today, were amused at how 
excited we get at sunsets - and, especially, that my father and I leap to 
take pictures of them. Why do we? Hard to say. Perhaps if they'd seen 
tonight's, which offered pleasures to southwest, west, northwest
- and above! - they'd understand. It was completed (as grace completes 
nature!) by the sudden appearance of the new moon. Earthshine
(which we've seen before on this blog) made it a perfect ring.