A photo for the ages ...

On the skydeck at 'Willis tower' aka 'Sears tower' in Chicago.

Death, sadly, is part of life and when it crosses our doorstep we cannot stop or hold it up.

I'm 66 now and remember the friends I lost in a number of different environments (beyond the mountains) and wonder if a long life beats a short, dangerous one lived on the edge.

I don't know the answer still after all these years.

I have wondered many a times too.

Aurora borealis

We had a spectacular viewing of the Aurora Borealis in Minnesota yesterday night. We endured an entire sleepless night,drove 250 miles north towards the border and endured -5 wind chill cold to have one of the most amazing natural shows displayed to us. Bravo to Madhu who drove the entire night and refused to relinquish the driver's seat. I wish my photos had come out better but apparently being very dark my camera's focus was not spot on resulting in every photo being out of focus ,also it was very very windy which was moving the tripod resulting in shaken photos.But thats a moot point considering i got to see what i always wanted to see and it did not disappoint me and can cross out one more item from my life's wishlist.

We started at 6 Pm yesterday evening and came back at 6.30 AM today morning and am terribly exhausted.Caught few winks and have to go to office now for a design review ,hope i blurt out the right things.

Abhishek,Writu,Madhu and Divya - You guys were wonderful company and the best bunch of buddies ever.I am glad I did not have to go alone and had you guys for company which made the experience even more better.Love you guys!

Update:
Below photos were sent across by Divya which she shot.