Sunrise in a Manufactured Canyon

 

The sun finds its path through
the canyons of New York City.

A sunrise over the mountains or the ocean is a familiar kind of beautiful. A sunrise in New York City is something else entirely. There's no gentle, spreading glow across a wide horizon. Instead, the sun appears as a sudden, brilliant blast of light, perfectly framed at the end of a manufactured canyon of brick and steel.

For a few minutes, the entire street is flooded with gold, casting long shadows that stretch for blocks. It's a reminder that even in the most built-up environments, the rhythms of the natural world create their own unique and spectacular beauty.

Wherever you are this morning, I hope that it is a beautiful day.

Don Bergquist – 27 January 2025 – New York, New York, USA