Pearls often wash up on the dashboard of my blog; among all the traffic data, I often look to see where people are coming from. A photographer in Portland, Missy Prince, linked to my blog from her photo diary. With the lush title Now It’s Dark, Prince’s journal features a steady stream of muted, dusky images that have the golden tint of old snapshots. Right now a lot of wintry scenes — snow on cedars and awnings, empty swingsets and dormant summer lawn chairs.
