World famous sunsets

There has been a turn in the weather down here since Wilma. High temps are “only” in the low 80s, the humidity is down, the water has cooled considerably, and we have some cloud cover and sprinkles on and off most days. The upside of the clouds (aside from the happy fact that we’re no longer broiling to death) is that the world-famous Key West sunsets are exceeding all expectations.

Last weekend, we went down to Mallory Square for the nightly sunset celebration. We watched several street performers (a tumbler, an escape artist, a unicycling juggler of flaming batons, a not-so-high wire walker, and a fire eater), listened to some good music, browsed through the arts and crafts booths, and applauded with the rest of the crowd when the magenta ball of the sun sank into the water.