Date: Aug. 7th, 2009 03:36 am (UTC)
It's a reminder that change is the normal state of affairs everywhere. It simply is more noticeable when it involves a place that one knew intimately, but which is seen only after many years.

As for the redness... It went away, as I had hoped. It WAS quite disquieting at first.
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