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OMG, thank you all so much, this made number #1 in Explore.

Mumbai Terrorist attack on 26th November, 2008

So finally it not only rains here - it pours down! Which is fine, as we need the rain in California.. I just wish our house were winterized so it didn’t affect the new windows…

Off to friends’ house for Thanksgiving, so won’t be on until Monday - have a great week / weekend, everyone!

HBW!!

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My only boy, be not so blind.
Open your eyelids wide. In through your mouth, breathe soft, light…
There are no words, no hands, no eyes,
to show where a door stands wide.
In through your mouth, breathe soft, light…

Let your heart stand open,
when silence trickles down, bright,
and softly, slowly surrounds
your little ghost town

Set all the silver lamps alight.
Open the windows wide
(come to me now, in soft light).

Show every world in its separate light-
(A gull’s wing, a crow’s dark eye)
Where all the city’s foundlings lie

When your heart stands open,
and offered to a crowd,
draw lines around your chosen life.
And let it burn, bright -
over all the lovely faces

(In place of the sun,
In place of the moon…)

"My Only Boy", lyrics by Shearwater

Goodness! What a perfect evening. Cold fingers and toes never seem to matter at these places–at least until you’re done diving into the sunset with your eyes and soul and camera, and start thinking about more corporeal matters.

We arrived to see a large cloud bank shrouding Mt. Washington in a thick mist. Once in awhile, the summit would peek through. Suddenly the clouds all blew off, just in time for the sunset to cover the fresh snow in a rosy glow. The strong purple cast is from the extreme ND filter, and as usual these days, I felt no need to "correct" it.

Thanks to Larry for the inspired idea to visit Mt. Washington, and Victor for the companionship (and trail mix).

140-second exposure - 9-stop ND filter - Hoya Moose polarizer/warming filter

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