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| Reach further London, ON March 2026 This photo originally shared on Instagram |
At the very moment the sun sets, the skies are a decidedly muted shade of grey. Thick clouds rolling in from the northwest are blocking the horizon, threatening to turn the evening’s sunset-watching mission into a bust.
It happens. Between heading out to the park and getting there, the sky can - and often does - change its mind. Nothing is guaranteed here. Or anywhere else, for that matter.
I think about turning for home, but something stops me in my tracks. What if the winds shift? What if the clouds move off just enough. What if the sun finds a way to sneak through?
So I wait.
And around 8 minutes later, flecks of orange begin to burn their way through the seemingly impenetrable cloud deck.
Two minutes after that, the clouds have thinned out still more, revealing a riot of glowing colour just above the treeline.
One minute more and the sky hits peak brilliance, the clouds now glowing in tones I’ve frankly never seen before.
It took 11 minutes to go from optical bust to boom, to a spontaneous light show that disappeared even more quickly than it appeared. By 15 minutes post-sunset, it was back to grey.
I know there’s a lesson here. To wait. To not be so quick to cast final judgment. To will the light to show itself. To believe that things can get brighter.
As I tuck the camera away and head for home, I promise myself I’ll try to heed those lessons not just when I’m staring at the horizon.
Maybe we all should.
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