This is an unusual picture. It reminds me of how things look through Han Solo’s window when he jumps into hyperspace. No, I haven't seen Solo yet. It’s a mysterious plant growing in a planter at the side entrance of Albertsons, near the 99¢ Store, a direction I seldom walk. It was photographed at night with the help of a distant parking lot light. I am always amazed that digital cameras operate on much lower light levels than film cameras. And my digital camera isn’t even that. It’s just a tiny piece of iPhone that automatically transfers the photos I take to my desktop iMac. No hanging strips of film to dry in the darkroom. No waiting and waiting for all the stages of production. Just click — it’s an artificial click to make me feel like I just took a picture — and then sit down later with a cup of coffee and edit. What a strange, but strangely fulfilling world we live in.