8-12-16 best sunset here yet--and back to Old Federal Park---

After an afternoon of storms and clouds, it cleared up a bit and we decided to head to Old Federal Park and watch the sun set. Just before we got to the park, we came across this little guy.  So cute!  Still had the fawn spots.  When it ran into the woods, I noticed it had a twin sibling.  Too bad I didn't get a picture of both of them.  A short distance from there was what I assume was their mother. 

 The park wasn't as busy as it was a couple days ago.  Only ones by the volleyball court this time were the geese.

 Looking towards the boat ramp.  This would be a good place to bring Angie's kayak.

 With the sun still being pretty high in the sky, we took some chairs down and parked ourselves in the shade of this tree.

 View from our seats.

 It wasn't long before more geese arrived.  They obviously aren't afraid of humans.

 Looks like even they enjoy the views.

 Have no idea what this guy is, but he decided to join us for a little while, too. 

 It has a bright red patch on the back of it's neck.

 I guess he's some sort of wood pecker.

 About to loose our shade.

 Way in the distance I saw this guy.  Too bad I didn't have my 600mm lens with me!  Don't know what it is, either.

 As the sun continued to drop, I started to walk around.  This was looking back to the East with the moon visible.

 Again I was fascinated with the long shadows and water tracks.

 More geese joining us.

 Almost down.  To the right is the little island I walked out to the other day.

 Didn't know if we'd get much of a sunset with the bank of clouds near the horizon, but the sun rays were interesting.

 The clouds did start changing colors.

 We ended up having our prettiest sunset in Georgia to date.  It even lasted a good 30-40 minutes.

 Looking to the East the clouds were really colorful.

 Looking South towards the swim area.

 Back to the West.  MOre of the constantly color changing clouds.

 Almost done.

 It was even colorful looking towards the North.

 These guys know a good thing.

One final look as we were heading out.  

We also noticed emergency boats off in the distance.  Turned out they were looking for someone who fell off a boat earlier in the day.  They were back to continue the search the next day but I don't think they've found anyone yet.  Same thing happened about a week ago and that guy wasn't found for a few days.  Such a shame some place so beautiful can end up being so deadly.