catching some late summer seaside evening rays

the southeast end of the park faces the island and the opening of the sound. most of the park is a well kept grass lawn but at the edge toward the shore wildflowers abound. here are a common tansy Tanacetum vulgare with the sea below as a backdrop

scattered around the park are sculptures made from the local stone larvikite. they generally feature a mix of polished and unpolished surfaces and this one is catching the last rays of the setting sun.

to the right of the sculpture the shore is more rocky.at the edge of the lawn are a number of spear thistles Cirsium vulgare that are going to seed

the island with the lighthouse and the opening of the sound make a nice backdrop as the sun sets

looking straight up the sky above is almost clear blue

but out over the sea is more cloudy

there is a short period when the sun has disappeared on the mainland but is still shining on the island and the sea. once in a while we can see thick clouds above that do not extend far out to sea. during sunset the effect of the lighting is magical with the blue cloud, the warm white stripe and the bright island and the blue sea

some thistles are completely finished

while some are full of seeds with the fluffy attachments that catch the wind and spread the seed. here the backdrop is a rock slope on the mainland catching the last rays of the lovely evening