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Spring, a quiet surprise

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This week we had our power shut off at a time that was pretty darn inconvenient.

It was interesting working by candlelight, without all the electronic creature comforts upon which we've become alarmingly dependent.

Also it was kind of relaxing.

Yet still, ConEd knows what it can do to itself.

This morning I had to drop off some work stuff early (the less we speak of this the better), and at the last minute I decided to take my camera with me. The walk to and from my campus is almost exactly a mile round trip, but there were quite a lot of things to see in the lovely morning sunlight.

I am filled with hope that in spite of everything, nature is coming out again, another spring. I don't know if I get some sort of seasonal amnesia or if this is the time of year where I put my head down and don't think to look up until I'm overwhelmed with color and fragrance, but I'm always a little surprised by spring. It's a quiet surprise, but a very good one.

It's looking to be a lovely spring too.

It's nice to be out in the morning, in the stillness and calm before traffic and business starts up for the day. Everyone seems more thoughtful, contemplative, and relaxed. I'm sure I'm projecting, but I think in some ways my father is right when he says you meet a different type of person out in the morning.

I do believe that I would have an easier time in the world if I felt for people what I feel for trees and flowers. I probably need to work on that.

There are these brilliant orange plastic fences around all the grassy areas of my school's campus right now, and the way they contrast with the sunlit green is marvelous.


I have a bunch of other photos that I put into a Flickr set. I decided I should continue taking snaps around the neighborhood to remind myself that Brooklyn really does have a lot of loveliness, if I just take the time to look around.

If you'd like to see a slide show of some of my neighborhood, you can check it out here.

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