Winter's Broad Brush Stroke

A broad swath of brilliantly colored sky appeared in an otherwise cold winter's realm in Cedar Rapids, Iowa during the evening of Monday, February 8, 2022. Above, the western sky is photographed from Bowman Woods Park at 5:34 pm CST, three minutes after official sunset. 

Similar capture at 5:36 pm. With the sun continuing to dip lower below the horizon, and with clouds moving in, the vivid scene diminished to dimming grays in just a few minutes. Air temperature was 37 degrees F. Nikon D7200 DSLR camera.