Even in 2025, a year when so many good things are struggling, dawn is still available for those who want to partake.

The park was empty, but the orange dahlias were showing off.

The asters had just woken up.

In the early morning, it’s easy to pretend that the world outside the park doesn’t exist.

For a few minutes, anyway.

Admittedly, it was very hot and humid, even at 5:45. The leaves and flower petals of many plants had been singed in the heat.

According to the leaders of our country, global warming is a figment of our collective imagination.

I wonder where that path will lead.





