January 1, 2011
No wonder ancient peoples longed for the return of light...I wanted to photograph this in sequence - as the horizon ebbed from gold to glowing embers...But there was little time as I rushed home and missed the start of it all! No wonder we search the heavens for hope-filled signs.
And yet the "first fire" of "just found January" gives us a purging we find both disturbing and breath-taking...the end of what was and can never be again...This light - looking so much like an ancient star which led and lead wise folk onward - leaves us somewhat uneasy, apprehensive; still, we may cast that aside as we look upward, heavenward in great awe and anticipation of what will be and that which we may become...
You really capture that mix of trepidation and eagerness that characterize the year's beginning. Great photo too!
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