There is a phenomenology of sunsets; it took moving to a city center with a rooftop view before I realized this. To the east, the Hancock tower and the State St. building blend delightfully against a backdrop of azures, ceruleans, cobalts. To the west, across the Charles, the predominance of brick edifices eases the eye’s motion as it traverses that vermilion incandescence of the horizon.

A few blocks in any direction and the colors will clash. This is my view.