Drying and Clearing

While the wine continues to dry and clear, all I can do is wait. To kill time, I am attaching a security-cam time lapse video.


The camera takes a picture whenever there is any motion. I combined a series of pictures to make a short film. A few animals star in the film, if you watch carefully.

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