Anthropocene Mountain - Framed by Tom Rossiter: December 23, 2020

Sunbeams break out from behind the clouds and fan across the skyline.

Anthropocene Mountain, December 23, 2020, is a framed photograph by Tom Rossiter, ca. 2020. Shafts of light through cloud, known as crepuscular rays, appear when the sun sits low and the air holds enough moisture or dust to catch it. In this image they spread from behind the tallest tower in gold and coral, under a slate blue sky. The Chicago skyline runs dark along the center and repeats upside down in the lower half, which settles into layered blue cloud. The black frame is crackled like burnt timber. It is 33 inches wide and 33 high.

Two days before Christmas, and the sky made an effort.