Ocean and Laura smiling in a close selfie in the Mojave Desert, with a rocky desert slope behind them and a blue sky with thin streaks of cloud

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A selfie with Laura in the Mojave

Laura and I took this selfie out in the Mojave Desert in California, in December 2023. The sun was bright on us, with a rocky brown slope behind and a blue sky with a few thin streaks of cloud overhead. It was early afternoon, around 56, under a clear sky, with a breeze around 6 miles an hour.

I held the camera out and we leaned in close, and Laura put her hand on my shoulder. It was a sunny December afternoon out in the open desert.

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