Taken at 9:40pm with a ten second exposure, no flash, ISO 100.
I sat on my porch last night for about ten minutes, playing with different shutter speeds and listening to the neighbor’s dog bark to the other neighbor’s dog, who was probably barking at me and the tiny white light on the front of my camera that lit up every time I focused. A huge toad sat next to me on the front walk the entire time. He was the size of a golf ball. Maybe he was interested in what I was doing as well. He even let me take a picture of him, which didn’t turn out. He left silently around the same time I got up to leave. It was one of those nights that had perfect air, the kind that wraps around you without making you too hot or too cold. It was peaceful, save for the dogs and the putter-boom of a passing junk heap on wheels. Once in a while, no matter where you are, it’s nice to just sit outside alone, enjoy the moonlight, and listen to your world, even if there is an annoying dog next door.
