Sunday, January 24, 2010

Greet the Day

It's amazing:
How much more you can appreciate a sunrise after a good night's sleep.
How for a brief time the rising sun can set the sky afire, and then so quickly fade to gray.
How easily one could miss such a show.
I was up at seven this morning, not my usual hour, but feeling good after a real night's sleep. Instead of getting going on the day, I planted myself in front of my computer, to catch up on blogs. I have a window that looks out through the trees toward the southeast.
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I suddenly caught a glimpse of glowing red. I hurried downstairs, grabbed my camera, and was out on the front porch. But with so many trees and houses in the way, I had to walk farther. I grabbed heavy slippers and found myself standing at the end of our long driveway, in my robe, out in the street, in the cold gray dawn, taking pictures of a fiery eastern sky.
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By the time I got back to the house, it was gone.
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The saying goes " Red sky in the morning, sailors take warning", and I do know it is going to rain later. That's OK. I have indoor activities planned.
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But I greeted the day in a spectacular way!
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And I even picked up the newspaper while I was about it.

8 comments:

  1. These are gorgeous shots, Linda! Such brilliant and beautiful colors!

    We can go from one extreme to the other in a matter of hours, can't we? I've gotten some fantastic shots down at the harbor the past couple of afternoons, but they can disappear so quickly!

    Have a great day! Enjoy!

    Sylvia

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  2. I am thrilled you had a good night's sleep. Sleep makes a world of difference.

    I have a new sleep development. I like to be up and about by 6:oo a.m. Lately it's been as late as 8:30. That has got to go. I'm missing half the day.

    I've also been reading until midnight the last few nights. I suspect that's the reason, so I'm going to change my reading schedule today.

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  3. Worth getting up early for. We had blue sky for a bit yesterday but now the clouds are back. No colorful sunrise here.

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  4. What a beautiful sight to wake up to. Thanks for sharing your view.

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  5. I love the early morning. Fortunately, I am always up at the hour -- have a bit of a trip to get into the office on time. Enjoyed the pictures.

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  6. we're all happy you got up early, gorgeous photos.

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  7. Yes, we are very pleased you got up early to share these beautiful photos with us. Thank you. Its a lovely way to start a new day. There is so much I fear I "miss" in my daily activities, but when I do get a glorious glimpse I am so happy, more appreciative. Have a nice week ahead.

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