The four stages of sunset

Last sunlight, originally uploaded by jiihaa.

Winter plants, originally uploaded by jiihaa.

Blue sky, white snow, originally uploaded by jiihaa.

Tree line at sunset, originally uploaded by jiihaa.

Here is a little photo story from today, from the last sunlight to the moment the night sky finally appeared.

Update: Perhaps I should have left in the last photo the yellow colors cast from the streetlamps on the snow, now it is perhaps not apparent that the sun has set and we are in the artificial light time of the day.