It was a stormy day in the Southern tier of Buffalo, NY. As the storm passed, if left behind not a cloud, just a lot of humidity turning the sky hazy. Atmospheric haze can work marvels with a setting sun, shielding the glare, and making the sun look larger and deep dark orange. The end of the stormy day was peaceful with the water of Lake Erie gently splashing against the shoreline cliffs.

Hamburg Beach, a very nice sandy beach on the shore of Lake Erie in Hamburg Town Park, Hamburg, NY. The park also includes a boat launch and a year-round fitness center. And in winter, it becomes a launch pad for ice fishing expeditions - that is during solid winters when the lake freezes solid and turns into a frozen tundra. In 1914, Locksley Park Company donated this land to the Town of Hamburg for its citizens recreational use.

References: Hamburg Town Park