When you live in a hilly, wooded urban area like Henrico County, Va., you never see the horizon. If you can’t see the horizon, you can’t see the sun rise. One of the beauties of the beach is the wide-open sky with its sunrises, sunsets, and parades of towering, billowing clouds. I am a confirmed city dweller and will never change. But I am acutely aware that city living extracts a price: the loss of wonder at nature’s majesty.
— JAB