When my sons were little boys and the sun would set in the evenings, I made a point to show them the sky and to take notice of the colors that the setting sun would produce: pink, blue, peach, orange, red, yellow, you know. As we looked out over the horizon, we would name the sunset by the predominant colors we would notice: peach/raspberry, blueberry/lemon, clementine/raspberry, apple/orange, banana/blueberry, you know. From that first sunset that we named, to every sunset that we've shared in over 18 years, we gave them names. I name the sunsets when I am alone too and I think (hope) my boys must do the same. The funniest thing about our sunset names is that they sound like yogurt flavors! So when I'm buying yogurt and looking at the flavors, I'm thinking of sunsets, and my boys and the simplicity of it all and I can't help but smile :)
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