This was what greeted us as we reached the bank of elevators after visiting Ed's brother in the hospital on Wednesday evening. Beauty is such a healer. I was feeling pretty raw after the visit and seeing this jolt of color was just what I needed. His brother is recovering well from Monday's bypass surgery but it was still hard to see him in pain.

We human creatures are so strange. We go along day to day as if things will always be the same, as if the people we love will always be there beside us. Then every so often we come face-to-face with reality, reality being that every moment is a gift to be prized, every person in our lives is a treasure to be valued above everything else. As photographers we are all about appreciating the ephemeral nature of life. We know that each moment, each sight, each experience is unique and unrepeatable. If we don't catch that shot right now, we never will. Nothing is ever the same again. Life is made up of such moments. Moments like an outrageously vibrant sun setting behind a hospital rooftop...