New Year’s Day Sunset

Took this photo yesterday at the scene of what had been Sacramento’s largest New Year’s Eve fireworks celebration. It’s over. Back to the grind for some, if not today, then Monday. Most telling was the approaching sunset reminding me of the dull winter ahead—we’re lucky not to be socked by a snow storm, although we’ve had no rain for a month. Note the bare trees along the Sacramento River, loaded with mistletoe, an industrial building, the Interstate 80 bridge and flatness. Amid this ugliness there is the beauty of natural light and a river.