… but it’s lighting up a large formation to the right of the balcony. This outcropping looks like the Taj Mahal with a bunch of Taj Mahals behind it; or maybe it looks like Red Square. With binoculars, I can trace the light and shadow, the striations, the grays and greens and reds and whites (there’s some snow high up).
It’s chilly but not cold on the balcony. After a half hour there, watching the whole line of rocks slowly light up, and watching various bright pink contrails, I’m warming up by the fireplace.
Off to breakfast.
January 7th, 2012 at 12:12PM
not to ruin yer sublime nature buzz but speaking of shining a light:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/07/opinion/nocera-ncaas-justice-system.html?_r=1&hp