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cmc <hello@cleberg.net> · 2026-07-06 22:16 UTC 

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content/blog/2026-07-06-the-night-feeling.org +45 −93
@@ -27,30 +27,17 @@ For a large portion of my childhood, I lived on a rural farm in Minnesota. If
27you've never stayed in a remote area, it's hard to explain just how /quiet/ it 27you've never stayed in a remote area, it's hard to explain just how /quiet/ it
28is, especially at night. 28is, especially at night.
29 29
30#+begin_export html 30#+caption: Snowy farm light
31<div class="shot-scroll" aria-label="Farm night and sunset photos"> 31#+attr_html: :alt Leaning yard light over snowy farm ground under a cloudy moon
32 <figure class="shot-card"> 32[[https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20260706-the-night-feeling/winter.webp]]
33 <img src="https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20260706-the-night-feeling/winter.webp" 33
34 alt="Leaning yard light over snowy farm ground under a cloudy moon" 34#+caption: Sunset through trees
35 loading="lazy"> 35#+attr_html: :alt Orange sunset framed by dark tree branches over the farm
36 <figcaption>Snowy farm light</figcaption> 36[[https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20260706-the-night-feeling/sunset_2.webp]]
37 </figure> 37
38 38#+caption: Sunset over the fields
39 <figure class="shot-card"> 39#+attr_html: :alt Red-orange sunset over a dark rural horizon
40 <img src="https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20260706-the-night-feeling/sunset_2.webp" 40[[https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20260706-the-night-feeling/sunset_1.webp]]
41 alt="Orange sunset framed by dark tree branches over the farm"
42 loading="lazy">
43 <figcaption>Sunset through trees</figcaption>
44 </figure>
45
46 <figure class="shot-card">
47 <img src="https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20260706-the-night-feeling/sunset_1.webp"
48 alt="Red-orange sunset over a dark rural horizon"
49 loading="lazy">
50 <figcaption>Sunset over the fields</figcaption>
51 </figure>
52</div>
53#+end_export
54 41
55During winter, heavy snow filled the landscape and acted as a natural sound 42During winter, heavy snow filled the landscape and acted as a natural sound
56buffer, further quieting the world. 43buffer, further quieting the world.
@@ -80,51 +67,29 @@ As I moved into adulthood, work, family, and friends filled more of my time,
80leaving fewer quiet hours to myself. I found solace in the "after hours" - 67leaving fewer quiet hours to myself. I found solace in the "after hours" -
81traveling home from work, going out for a walk, or taking photos alone. 68traveling home from work, going out for a walk, or taking photos alone.
82 69
83#+begin_export html 70#+caption: St. Louis skyline
84<div class="shot-scroll" aria-label="After-hours city and travel photos"> 71#+attr_html: :alt St. Louis skyline at night with the Gateway Arch and a lit KPMG building
85 <figure class="shot-card"> 72[[https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20260706-the-night-feeling/stl_1.webp]]
86 <img src="https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20260706-the-night-feeling/stl_1.webp" 73
87 alt="St. Louis skyline at night with the Gateway Arch and a lit KPMG building" 74#+caption: Quiet city street
88 loading="lazy"> 75#+attr_html: :alt Quiet city street facing a bright parking garage entrance at night
89 <figcaption>St. Louis skyline</figcaption> 76[[https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20260706-the-night-feeling/stl_2.webp]]
90 </figure> 77
91 78#+caption: Bronco's at night
92 <figure class="shot-card"> 79#+attr_html: :alt Neon Bronco's Hamburgers sign glowing over an empty street at night
93 <img src="https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20260706-the-night-feeling/stl_2.webp" 80[[https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20260706-the-night-feeling/broncos.webp]]
94 alt="Quiet city street facing a bright parking garage entrance at night" 81
95 loading="lazy"> 82#+caption: Moonlit stoplights
96 <figcaption>Quiet city street</figcaption> 83#+attr_html: :alt Red traffic lights under a bright moon and power lines
97 </figure> 84[[https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20260706-the-night-feeling/stoplights.webp]]
98 85
99 <figure class="shot-card"> 86#+caption: Kansas City at night
100 <img src="https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20260706-the-night-feeling/broncos.webp" 87#+attr_html: :alt Kansas City skyline at night with Union Station lit red
101 alt="Neon Bronco's Hamburgers sign glowing over an empty street at night" 88[[https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20260706-the-night-feeling/kc_1.webp]]
102 loading="lazy"> 89
103 <figcaption>Bronco's at night</figcaption> 90#+caption: City lights from the plane
104 </figure> 91#+attr_html: :alt City lights seen from an airplane window at night
105 92[[https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20260706-the-night-feeling/flight.webp]]
106 <figure class="shot-card">
107 <img src="https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20260706-the-night-feeling/stoplights.webp"
108 alt="Red traffic lights under a bright moon and power lines"
109 loading="lazy">
110 <figcaption>Moonlit stoplights</figcaption>
111 </figure>
112
113 <figure class="shot-card">
114 <img src="https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20260706-the-night-feeling/kc_1.webp"
115 alt="Kansas City skyline at night with Union Station lit red"
116 loading="lazy">
117 <figcaption>Kansas City at night</figcaption>
118 </figure>
119
120 <figure class="shot-card">
121 <img src="https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20260706-the-night-feeling/flight.webp"
122 alt="City lights seen from an airplane window at night"
123 loading="lazy">
124 <figcaption>City lights from the plane</figcaption>
125 </figure>
126</div>
127#+end_export
128 93
129I travel a fair amount for my company, which leaves me with the task of finding 94I travel a fair amount for my company, which leaves me with the task of finding
130food at odd hours and gives me a reason to explore the cities I visit. 95food at odd hours and gives me a reason to explore the cities I visit.
@@ -139,30 +104,17 @@ Sometimes a walk helps me think and get ready to sleep.
139Weather changes the whole shape of nighttime. I've talked about snow, but 104Weather changes the whole shape of nighttime. I've talked about snow, but
140there are several kinds of weather that make the night better. 105there are several kinds of weather that make the night better.
141 106
142#+begin_export html 107#+caption: Foggy streetlight
143<div class="shot-scroll" aria-label="Night weather photos"> 108#+attr_html: :alt Foggy residential street lit by a hazy streetlight at night
144 <figure class="shot-card"> 109[[https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20260706-the-night-feeling/fog.webp]]
145 <img src="https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20260706-the-night-feeling/fog.webp" 110
146 alt="Foggy residential street lit by a hazy streetlight at night" 111#+caption: Rain outside the apartment
147 loading="lazy"> 112#+attr_html: :alt Rain falling over a wet apartment parking lot at night
148 <figcaption>Foggy streetlight</figcaption> 113[[https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20260706-the-night-feeling/rain.webp]]
149 </figure> 114
150 115#+caption: Late ramen walk
151 <figure class="shot-card"> 116#+attr_html: :alt Kansas City sidewalk outside a lit restaurant at night
152 <img src="https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20260706-the-night-feeling/rain.webp" 117[[https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20260706-the-night-feeling/kc_2.webp]]
153 alt="Rain falling over a wet apartment parking lot at night"
154 loading="lazy">
155 <figcaption>Rain outside the apartment</figcaption>
156 </figure>
157
158 <figure class="shot-card">
159 <img src="https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20260706-the-night-feeling/kc_2.webp"
160 alt="Kansas City sidewalk outside a lit restaurant at night"
161 loading="lazy">
162 <figcaption>Late ramen walk</figcaption>
163 </figure>
164</div>
165#+end_export
166 118
167I currently live close enough to several rivers that produce fog, which rolls 119I currently live close enough to several rivers that produce fog, which rolls
168through my neighborhood and creates dramatic nighttime effects. 120through my neighborhood and creates dramatic nighttime effects.