Softly the evening came with the sunset - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

In photography, the golden hour is described as being the period of daytime shortly after sunrise or before sunset.  During these times, the daylight is often softer than when the sun is high in the sky. 

You are going to have to be very deliberate with your photography this week if you are going to capture these brief moments in our day.  To some this will mean maybe getting up a little earlier, or perhaps briefly stopping your busy day for a moment at sundown to enjoy the evening sky. You might further be challenged by weather!  Maybe its raining, or freezing or you just don't feel like getting outside during the golden hour! You might have to get creative to find that special golden light.  If the day is not quite cooperating for you, try using a golden filter on a photograph.  If all else fails, you can photograph something gold!

There was a magnificent sunset behind me as I photographed this dormant canola field. I liked how the setting sun made the stubble glow and the snow appear purple! To me it is glorious.