Recently, as we were walking back to the car in Ledbury when the light of the day was being replaced by darkness, I began to wonder. Is the period between the setting of the sun and the time when the sky has no remaining light from the sun properly called "dusk" or "twilight"? A quick search through the OED revealed that the words are almost synonyms, with dusk cited as "the darker stage of twilight", and being used only in connection with evening whereas twilight can also refer to the morning. So, which word is most appropriate to describe the scene above? The title of the post shows my preference.
photo © T. Boughen Camera: Lumix FZ1000 2
