I took these pictures just after dark a few days before Christmas 2007. I love the intense colors of the winter sunset and how quickly they morph into a deep sapphire. These are my first attempts at nighttime photography, so definitely a work in progress. I anticipate that I will be taking more pictures of the sky than anything else for the rest of the winter. We are now experiencing spring in the midst of January. Quite eerie. I don't miss the cold so much as I long for snow. So, I consider myself quite lucky to have evidence of winter from the gorgeous photos posted here on the Winter Photo Network.