November Digital Photo Journal

WE SPEAK IN COLORS DIGITAL JOURNAL

Explorations of Culture, Mind, & Spirit

By Andy Armstrong / November 2025 Edition / Detroit, MI, USA

Last time we spoke, the clocks were about to change. Now the 5 PM sunset already feels normal.

Since Daylight Savings kicked in, my evening golden-hour walks have turned into night ones.

When there’s no obligations to tend to, I want my evenings to look like this:

Get home, shower, move my body a little, and lie down for thirty minutes (or an hour or 2). Then, pop back up, and head out. Sometimes I have to pep talk myself. Other times not.

I go through phases where I like to walk, but Lafayette Park is a staple.

It’s a muse.

Designed by the legend Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, the park and surrounding residences have a Japan-like, yet of-the-place feel. Simple, elegant, and strong. There are modular lines of brick, steel, and glass. And a blur between inside and outside.

Classic and futurist at once. Sums up Detroit.

Here are a few photos from a November post-sunset walk:

This past week’s full moon shot us into an intense month ahead.

During this string of holidays, it’s always tempting to disconnect and float through on autopilot, escaping into easy vices. Sitting in it reaps the reward though. But it ain’t easy.

Hope you have a good few weeks leading up to Christmas.

Talk to you after the new year,

-Andy Armstrong / We Speak in Colors