Night Lights

The sky is a dominant feature of the landscape in the southwest. So few days are cloudy that the absence of usually brilliant sunshine clouds my mood before I have consciously acknowledged the weather conditions. My daily activities move from room to room as I follow the light around the house. Living on the west side of the mountains, I'm rarely aware of sunrises, but every dusk is another opportunity to be enchanted by an evening sunset. This New Year's Eve the moon and Venus dueled for attention with earthbound holiday lights. The season of light is no competition for the daily sun and sky show.