It rained a lot Wednesday night and early Thursday morning. Then abruptly the clouds moved out, leaving everything drenched, and the bright morning sun shining down. Almost every cedar branch and oak or sweet gum twig was dripping a drop, forming millions of sparkling lights through the forest.
I am a retired nuclear engineer. I've been looking through one kind of viewfinder or another since I was about 12 years old. I've finally decided, in my retirement, to learn how to take a photograph.