Sometimes here we get the hint of a sunset, as if the clouds are tipped in gold. Or apricot jam. 
5 to remember
a veces – sometimes
la pista – the hint/clue
la mermelada de albaricoque – the apricot jam
aquí – here
las nubes – the clouds
You know that evening pastime in Jane Austen novels, where one person would sit as still as a statue while their companion cut out their silhouette in paper? Sometimes, the light here at sunset falls in such a way that it makes me want to get out the paper and scissors. 
5 to remember
el pasatiempo – the pastime
una novela – a novel
la estatua – the statue
el/la compañero/a – companion
la silueta – the silhouette
Some sunsets are initiated by dust storms, others by the con trails of airplanes. So the sky this night must be made by birds, their wing tips dipped in gold, white and silver, their feathers leaving the thinnest trails behind as they soar high.
5 to remember
la pluma – feather
una tormenta de polvo – dust storm
una ala de pájaro – a bird’s wing
la punta – tip [of wing]
delgado/a – thin
Notes on a Spanish Valley 