The shadows retreat across the lifescape of the Dehesa.
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It’s as if the night is being withdrawn deep into the earth, seeping under rock, tree, and bush.
This mixing of light; the dance of dusk and dawn is a daily rite of passage on our planet. It is a holy moment in the cathedral of life.
All around the great choirs of birds raise their voices, a Gregorian chant of nature swells to the rising of our star.
In one brief magnificent moment, the land is transfigured; this is no fools gold.
It is the glorious trove of the natural world uncovered in the dawn of a new day.
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Photo: Betis from Saladaviciosa. Courtesy of the author.