And the answer is …

Thanks to everyone for participating in last week’s library contest to guess where I took this photo:

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And …..  here’s the answer:

It was a shot I took of the construction work on February 27 from the back window of the library. I was so surprised to see that the photo looked like a mountain range after I shot it that I did a retake. The retake came out the same. I also have to admit that, for the contest, I cropped the original photo so you wouldn’t see the part reflected in the glass. Here’s the original, which includes a faint image of me taking the photo and a book truck next to me:

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You are welcome to visit the library and check the current view out the back window, but the “mountain” has been flattened. Here’s what it looks like today:

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Congratulations to Joe Luck, who wins a Starbucks certificate and who will soon be featured in a library READ poster. Joe’s name was drawn from the several people who guessed correctly that is was the Mira Costa construction site. Other guesses included Catalina, the Mojave Desert, Machu Picchu, and China! Everyone who participated is invited to visit the library and get a Menchie’s discount coupon. Mr. Piorek’s Period 2 class, which participated as a whole class, is invited to be featured in a group READ poster.

Follow the library on Twitter (@miracosthslibr) for ongoing updates on the view of the construction site from the library back window.