A little inspiration

Everyone needs a little inspiration now and then...

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Sunrise to Sunset

Sunrises and sunsets are two of my favorite things in life. If you were to look through samples of my photography, especially early on, you would see a large portion devoted to both. There is something magical about the way the sky fills with color and everything starts to glow.

I have a perfect view for sunrises. My balcony overlooks a golf course surrounded by huge old oak trees and lakes. When the sun starts to rise you see the oaks, dripping with moss, silhouetted against the sky. And then you see the surface of the lake catch fire with the pinks, and corals, and purples. If you happen to look at just the right time you may see an egret or a flock of Canadian Geese flying across the sky. It just takes your breath away.

I can't see the sunsets from my house so that means I have to take my sunset walks. I love to walk down by the pond around twilight. There are more mossy oaks, a field of flowers, and always some geese or ducks in the water. And again, you have the oaks silhouetted against the sky, and the reflection of all that color in the water. In the summer you have the added bonus of fireflies.

And then there are the sunsets when I visit my family back home. This is where my sunsets walks originated. We live out in the country and just down a little side road there is a pasture with rolling green hills and cows. It's a wide-open space that allows you to see the entire sky at sunset.

Crazy little thing called life

Ok, so now I have that song, "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" running through my head. And now you do too! You can thank me later.

There are a few months out of the year when my job is really busy. And a few weeks out of those months it is insane. I love my job and I would much rather be busy than not, but at some point exhaustion kicks in. I think I always feel it most after the first few week of busy-ness. I get up early, go to work for 12 hours, come home to my poor dog who thinks I have abandoned him, eat dinner, got to bed, and then do it all over again the next day.

I get worn out and soul-weary. I have to remember to stop, breathe, and just take five minutes whenever I can. So today I will look at these photos and remember the beach trip with my family. My sister and one of my nieces got up early with me to watch the sunrise. We were the only ones out there except for the birds and the only thing you could hear was the wind blowing and the waves crashing.

If your day is crazy like mine, I hope you have 5 minutes to stop and breathe and just be glad in the day.

And just for fun... this is my poor, crazy, abandoned dog: