Look at this photo carefully. I took it yesterday as I walked to the Centro de Idiomas because--for the first time in my brief time here--the sky was mostly blue, like New Mexico's.
Now it may be that that the sky in Xalapa is blue every morning, but so far, I've been emerging from my apartment no earlier than 10:30 a.m., so I really can't say. For the most part, I've seen lots of clouds in Xalapa's skies.
The reason I took this picture was not to capture the blue of the sky but, rather, the view of the Pico de Orizaba in the distance that has been obscured by clouds almost continually since I've been here. See it there, its peak perennially covered in snow, way in the distance? In life, it was much more impressive.
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I am reminded of my kid brother's experiences when he arrived in the Pacific Northwest. He had been living in Bellingham, Washington, for a couple of months, and then there was a clear day, and there was Mount Rainier, which had been there all along but invisible.
His comment: "Who put that mountain there?"
Exactly! Actually, I've also had the experience of seeing something for the first time that had been there all along and clearly visible! As Thoreau said, "Only that day dawns to which we are awake," and I add, only those sights appear for which we have the vision.
Let me say that I greatly enjoy your blog, Carol Anne. I love its variety, and many of the topics are ones that interest me as well.
I also think writing teachers should write, and you give us a good example of just that.
Nancy
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