August Sunrise

The days are getting short enough that I am consistently in my office before sunrise (now a little before 6:30 AM). The rhododendron, pine, oak, and river birch foliage is lush enough that the sunrise from the patio is a wash of color behind silhouettes…not a clear view of the horizon. On any other morning – I might have walked out into the yard to get a little better view, but it was the day our sprinkler system was on, so I was content with the view from the patio.

A little after I took the picture some clouds rolled in, and the color was gone along with a lot of the light! The start of the day paused. The forecast is for clouds, not rain; my plan for mowing our yard might still work.