Set Aside

In the autumn of 2019, my daughter was a sophomore at Boise High, and I drove her to school each morning.

I set aside Tuesday and Thursday mornings for photography, heading into the foothills for a couple of hours right after drop-off.

One morning, I’d been up half the night over family troubles. After dropping her off, I just wanted to go back to bed.

I grumbled and pointed my SUV toward the foothills instead.

An hour later, I was standing alone on a high ridge, cold air filling my lungs.

When I got home, we worked it out.

And I had this photograph.