Meditations in an Emergency

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Los Angeles after it rains

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Nov 12, 2022
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“Seascape Study with Rain Cloud” (1827), John Constable

Los Angeles is different after it rains. It’s windy and brightly blue, it’s hydrangean. The next morning, the buildings glow, as if by getting wet, with all the dirt washed off, they’ve become more porous and able to absorb light. Basketball courts and tennis courts are puddled until about lunch.

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