Light Show at Sunset

Light Show at Sunset
Originally uploaded by randubnick.

After dinner, Mel suggested ice cream at one of the terrific local ice cream stands on Boston's North Shore. Two treats in one! I love ice cream, and I love to go out when the sun is going down (or coming up for that matter). I love to see the effects of the light and the colors in the sky. In anticipation of some early fireworks displays happening tonight, many cars were parked on the shoulder of Route 128. But a spectacular light show was already going on overhead, the kind that is available twice a day. So I starting taking pictures of the sunset with my phonecam. Some might ask why bother to take pictures of something we can see all the time. My answer is that when we travel, we photograph things we notice or want to remember, some of which are spectacular and historical, and some of which are ordinary to those who live there, but not to the traveler. Well, life itself is a kind of journey, with amazing things to see. Taking pictures of what is around us, whether we are close to home or on the road, reminds us to pay attention. Art can make us travelers every day.