A Look Through the Window(s)

One of my favorite pictures was taken at a home construction.

I was in another country, generally doing things the way they did things, when I saw an image that felt as much emotional or spiritual as it was physical.

There before me was a window still lacking the frame and glass. In this area, the window offers protection as much as appearance. Looking into the half-finished building is another window, then a third. It was almost poetic. I can’t say one was any better than the other except that the third indicated the journey is over, or at least changing.

From the first window, standing outsi...