Dawn Shadow

Day 277: This is such an unusual and fleeting meteorological phenomenon that it merits inclusion in 365 Caws. It is the second such occurrence I have witnessed in the last six weeks, product of an abnormally cloudy and cool summer. Taken at 5:30 AM, the shadow of the Mountain was only visible against the clouds for five minutes before fading gently into a uniform and vague blush of orange. The ceiling was dropping rapidly, the exposure of Mt. Rainier's craggy flank diminishing. Fifteen minutes later, not a trace of Mountain or sunrise were to be seen. Were I not a creature of the early mornings, this sight would not have been witnessed by human eyes.