Sunrise on St. Augustine

Trip Start Nov 08, 2007
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Trip End Nov 12, 2007


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Sunday, November 11, 2007

6:30am.  Riled myself from dreams and groggily stumbled down to the beach to see the sun rise from behind the Atlantic. early sunrise
early sunrise
 It was windy but the air was warming.  I felt so incredibly fortunate to be on such a beautiful beach with so few people.  There were the walkers, the photographers, the coffee-drinkers...sharing the edge of the sea with speedy shorebirds and drifting pelicans.  It felt like the first moment of stillness on my little journey, as I watched the sky change colors and lift the sun from behind the waves. shorebird glow
shorebird glow
 The color of the sun had the intensity of embers in a fire, reflecting on its watery, salty stage, as it slipped behind thin layers of blue-gray clouds and back out again, and I marveled how this grand event repeats every morning, and yet I rarely slow down long enough to watch.  

This morning feels like vacation.

  reflections
reflections
         the wave dodgers
the wave dodgers
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