Beginning on June 12, I began to be able to appreciate the beginning of the conjunction of Mercury and Mars in Gemini. As you can see, sunset is very late and takes a long time to finish here in the north (11:30pm). See 2 further photos from the 15th and 17th to see how it played out from this view...

olympus sp-565uz, Evening Scene Mode, 4 second open shutter, ISO 200, f/4.3