I was walking tonight on the Laguna Cliff Walk and there was this absolutely gorgeous sunset. The sky was overwhelming in its shades of orange and red, with the ocean painted gold. As we came around a curve I saw the silhouette of these palms rising from the ground like the shadows of giants. Their presence sucking the life from the view in front of me. I couldn't help but feel the sunset go from hopeful and romantic to melancholic. These palms were the beginning of nights smooth fingers, creeping in to steal the world back from the day. That mixed with the sunset being at 5pm made me finally understand the feeling of a California winter.

Beautiful post and wonderful analysis of the addition of the trees and your emotional response.
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