On the topic of the sun from last week, what a great morning this was. I went up Mt. Norwottuck at 5:30 in the morning with my dad when I was visited about a year ago. Getting up this early necessitated a substantial nap that messed up some evening plans, but no matter. The morning hike up in the dark involved no snow or slipping on leaves, and only involved getting lost once or twice!

I brought out the colors and shadow a bit more than usual here, but I like it. The sun truly engulfs everything else. I like this version better than many similar photos of mine that try to ignore the sun, blooming out the entire sky in the process. Maybe I'll start really cropping things too in the future but not today.