Graduation
Graduation The morning of June 20th was sunny, with the searing heat of a summer solstice that burned the desert earth a gleaming red and created shimmering air waves on the horizon. The brightness of the Sun was almost blinding, and the hot air made it hard to breathe. Any sweat that could be procured from my glands had completely evaporated, leaving my skin feeling dry and my lips chapped. Yet in spite of the harsh conditions, life still flourished here in the serenely beautiful...