Thank-full: Day 6

I'm thankful for the evening glow of autumn at the UW.

Perhaps I'm enamored more by the campus
than anything else.

I have discovered my favorite tree
en route to class.

The quad sits hushed,
and I tiptoe through with my camera.

As always,
the sight slows my steps.
I am tourist
and student
and patron of this outdoor museum.

The light from old
illumines my lens.

And the light from new.

Everywhere in the Quad,
I peer through arms of trees
to stately buildings.

And in Red Square,
wide open spaces.

The library lights draw me
into wonder.
I am here to write,
but all I want in this moment is to behold.

I turn back
for one more view,
one more click,
and let the camera speak.