Sunset in Lake Saint Louis

While relocating to a new city is difficult, one of the things that makes it a little easier is the view of the sun setting from my balconey in Lake Saint Louis.

The panoramic view here captures the sunset in the distance, through the trees and across the small pond of my apartment complex.

Sunset Over the Treetops

Lake Saint Louis is a relatively new community, conceived in 1966 with the first buildings erected in 1967.

It did not become a city until 1975, when it was first incorporated as Harbor Town – changing it’s name to Lake Saint Louis in 1977.

The city now has around 12,000 residents, and was recently named one of America’s top ten livable cities by Money Magazine. The lake that gives the town its name is home to water sports and recreational boating. I haven’t captured a sunset over the lake yet, but plan to soon.

Shadows

Before I end this post, however, I wanted to share another perspective on the light cast by the setting sun.

This picture shows the shadows from the light cast through the slats of a set of blinds – the setting sun provides the warm glow to the light, with the patterns created by a lampshade and a small fan.

I like finding unexpected pictures like this – which simply involves taking time to look around and not rush the photo taking session. It’s easy to focus on the beauty of the sunset, but miss out on other opportunities.