A beautiful sunrise

The morning light was extraordinary in the way winter light can be - clear and reflective at the same time, without the mistiness of summer humidity.

This morning's red tints illuminated clouds above the ravine.

When I left later to walk, reflected light on the mountains in the distance was an unusual amber color. Beautiful.

 

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An orchid in winter light

Standing at the sink, and looking left, the buds on a coral-colored orchid reflected a clear yellow in the afternoon light. 

orchid in late afternoon light

The brightness of the buds surprised me, but the late afternoon sun focused their glow, in a way not particularly captured by the iPhone, but something to remember, nevertheless.

Winter light

The rain has blown through, bringing colder air and freezing temperatures back, at last, to the mountains.

evening light to the far side of the ravine

The combination of clear, dry air, pushing out last bits of clouds gave a luminous quality to the evening light. 

towards the ravine

 My iPhone didn't do a great job capturing what I saw (especially in the other direction, at sunset), and I'm realizing that I really need a replacement for my ancient digital Nikon D100 SLR, too, if I really want to keep getting those out-of-the-ordinary images.

A beautiful sunrise

The morning light was extraordinary in the way winter light can be - clear and reflective at the same time, without the mistiness of summer humidity.

This morning's red tints illuminated clouds above the ravine.

When I left later to walk, reflected light on the mountains in the distance was an unusual amber color. Beautiful.

 

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