Shelter in Place, San Francisco, December 22, 2020
On an evening when everyone was focused on Jupiter’s and Saturn’s confluence, the sun, last night, was quietly doing its thing - rounding winter’s corner and heading from darkness into light. Never did we need it more. I’ve noticed more people hanging their hat on the phenomenon this year, seeing Solstice as a sign that things are bound to get easier someday. Lighter, at least. We all know that we are facing tough times in the months ahead - the winter still to come - but there is some consolation to be had in the confirmation that the earth is still on its orbit, the sun in its place, the seasons still turning. And in that same vein, it feels hopeful to me, somehow, to turn the corner on this late afternoon and see this golden light.