12.03.2004
the lake and light
yesterday i saw something so beautiful, i was in danger of crashing my car because i couldn't stop looking. i was getting on the highway at 21st east, around noon. the snow was really thick in the sky over the lake, but the sun was cutting through. it was like a sun shower but with snow instead of rain, and the sun was just glowing so ferociously. the dense whiteness broke a little bit above the surface of the lake, and the water was all gray and gold and shimmering.then this morning, as i was crossing the highbridge, i saw the weirdest sunrise. there was a red pillar shooting straight up out of the streak of red light across the lake. it faded and then disappeared completely in just a couple of minutes, so i felt really lucky to see it, and it made me wonder what strange things people see at other times of the day and night that i'm missing.