Tender Is The Night

Cavalcade of Lights, 2007.  Downtown, at the Nathan Phillips  Square.   

It was such a cold night, but felt warm.  

The skating range was full.  Kids screaming, people laughing.  A huge crowd in front of the stage, swaying with the music.  Don't know which band was playing, but the music was good.  

There were fireworks at the end, lighted up the sky.  I put the camera out of focus.  Through the lens, colorful bubbles glimmering and sparkling.  Each one struck something in my heart,  tendered the night.

The dozen mini doughnuts were the temptation of the night.  Still hot, with cinnamon.  These cute little things were irresistible.

Here is a song by Jackson Browne. Perfect for the night...

"Between the darkness on the street
And the houses filling up with light
Between the stillness in my heart
And the roar of the approaching night
Somebody's calling after somebody
Somebody turns the corner out of sight
Looking for somebody
Somewhere in the night

Tender is the night

When you hold your baby tight
Tender are the motions, tender is the night

Between a life that we expected
And the way it's always been
I can't walk back in again
After the way we fight
When just outside there are people laughing
Living lives we used to lead
Chasing down the love they need
Somewhere in the night

Tender is the night
And the benediction of the neon light
Tender are the hunters, tender is the night

..."