{"id":8697,"date":"2024-02-24T10:40:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-24T17:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/?p=8697"},"modified":"2024-02-24T10:50:13","modified_gmt":"2024-02-24T17:50:13","slug":"that-which-is-no-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/photos\/that-which-is-no-more\/","title":{"rendered":"That which is no more"},"content":{"rendered":"

Like many houses in Albuquerque, our old house had a niche in the hallway intended for a phone, including a slot for a thin phonebook. Even when we had a landline, we never used the niche for that purpose. Instead, it held a kachina most of the time, as well as my keys and wallet.<\/p>\n

Years ago, our friends Ann and John sent us a stained-glass piece which happened to be exactly the size of a small window in the front door of the house. It was a natural fit. Imagine our surprise the first time we saw the sun shine through that stained glass to illuminate the niche by chance, if you believe in serendipity. This didn’t happen every day. Indeed, most of the year the blue light shone elsewhere. However, every February and October the light appeared in the hallway and over a few weeks’ time it drifted toward the niche until it full illuminated the niche a morning or two.<\/p>\n

Twice a year, we watched this progression. Now, it is no more. The niche, the door, and the sun are as they have been for decades. But we are gone and we took the blue light and kachina with us. Now, we watch for movements of light in our new house. This will take time.<\/p>\n

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This video is 10 minutes realtime but I have sped it up 16x.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThe illumination of the niche\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tthe alignment of the niche is nigh\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tniche diptych\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTriptych of Niche in Spring\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThe Niche at Fall Alignment\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tClose-up of the Niche at Fall Alignment\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThe Niche with the front door open\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tilluminated niche\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tilluminated niche\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t6 days after alignment\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tniche - fall alignment\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tthe niche\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tIllumination\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tNiche\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tniche\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t<\/div> \n\t<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n