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Life has become the ideology of its own absence.


Sometimes the morning brings with it such sunshine of which dreams are made. This sunshine presents a five minute window whereby the reflection off the McMansions on the hill renders them quite interesting (whereupon the sun shifts, and they revert to hideously ugly monstrosities that are a blight on the landscape).

Fun fact of the day!
I like the song Fat Bottomed Girls in an equal but opposite correlation to the song Bicycle Race. Think of it as Queen with magnets.

Comments

yamini said…
"Sometimes the morning brings with it such sunshine of which dreams are made."

Awesome start to the blog. Sheer poetry.... Kudos Kris!!!!
Kavita Saharia said…
i was wondering if Ez is behind this beautiful shot.....both my kids were very very early risers...i have witnessed this transformation from night to day several times,we waited till the birds started chirping and coming to us for their regular supply of feed.....kids loved it.
Dina said…
Wow, that IS quite noticeable.
I took similar shots, of Hadassah hospital on the next mountain, when the sun was setting.
Kris McCracken said…
Yamini, I am struggling.
Kris McCracken said…
Kavitha, I am an early riser myself, so the fact that both sons are up early isn't too bad for me.

Jen, on the other hand...
Kris McCracken said…
Dina, if only it wasn't so COLD!

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