New York City, December 6, 2015

★★★★ Sun flooded buildings on both sides of the avenue, overwhelming the mirroring on the glass tower to light its east-facing interiors even as it bounced off the building top to reach the west-facing rooms across the street. The haze flooded the southern view with silver, raised mellow colors on the river to the north, and made the western horizon look grimy. Errand running was agreeable; it was a good time to try parkas on for size, to order one for later delivery with no urgency. Thin, high clouds decorated the sky late, picking up pretty pink bands just when it seemed as if the sunset would be unremarkable.