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From my computer screen while talking to my sister this morning. Meanwhile an ash cloud sits over much of Europe.

Larry Sultan, California Photographer, Dies at 63. Larry was the kind of teacher who knew what questions to ask and how to listen. He had great energy and curiosity. And made amazing pictures. Here is the Guardian article.

Read the Washington Post article by Alec MacGillis.

“Look, it’s loomin’,” said the boatman in a quiet voice. We turned to see the island that was our destination levitate and high white cliffs appear where only a shoreline had been visible before. Astonished, I shouted for the others to look. For several minutes we stared until the island descended, becoming once again a line on the horizon. I later learned that looming is something known to virtually all sailors…” (John R. Gillis, Islands of the Mind, p143)