We have been slogging through some wet weather and soggy conditions in New York and on the east coast, which have been coloring my mood and I suspect that of many folks -- and having just come through Hurricane Irene last weekend. As I was looking through some images this evening, I stumbled upon this photograph taken on a chilly January morning -- the last day of January in fact -- in 2010. There was a cool crispness in the air and a feeling of promise which greeted me as I stepped out onto the street that day. Given the weather conditions and what seems to a rather pervasive gloominess in abundance of late, I found myself very drawn to this image tonight, and the feelings I had that morning which prompted me to take it. Perhaps it will stimulate a similar hopefulness in others too.
