Sunrise Lose the trees, add urban streetscape of telephone poles,wires, streetlights, sidewalks, brick, asphalt and concrete and this is what I saw on the way to work. In in sections, in three brief glimpses down three different streets as the bus made a turn. I thought of Hokusai's 36 Views of Fuji. And the cottonwoods were blooming in the courtyard in front of where I work and the air is all winey turpentiney as a result. It smells like a camping trip. And the birds were singing as ever. →[More:]

And, actually, the clouds in the sky were already golden and the sun was on the mountain. But you get the idea. The sun itself came over the Cascades just as I pulled the cord to bet off at my stop. This is not a bad week to ride the bus to work.