30 October

Born in 1930 – Néstor Almendros, Spanish-American cinematographer.

Above: Still frames from the 1978 film Days of Heaven, directed by Terrence Malick and shot by Almendros.

Also, born in 1735, American farmer, lawyer, and 2nd President of the United States John Adams, who wrote:

I long for rural and domestic scenes, for the warbling of Birds and the Prattle of my Children…As much as I converse with Sages and Heroes, they have very little of my Love or Admiration. I should prefer the Delights of a Garden to the Dominion of a World.

and

The longer I live, the more I read, the more patiently I think and the more anxiously I inquire; the less I seem to know…Do justly: Love mercy; Walk humbly; This is enough for You to know and to do. The World is a better one than You deserve; strive to make Your Self more worthy of it.