Some truly magnificent fog this morning. All was quiet up on the Bluff – just birdsong and one train running the tracks down below, plus a subdued hum from the old NSP plant. As a holiday Monday at five-thirty AM,…
2016-05-29 – Sloppy socks are distracting
Long day yesterday. Got home from work about mid-afternoon, took a shower, then went to bed. Doing that makes such a hash of a sleep schedule, though. There ought to be a better way. Sunrise Stats! First light: 4:5 AM…
2016-05-28 – Temporary regret
Pretty greasy path underfoot this morning. Should have worn boots instead of my steel-toed shoes, but I’m heading directly into work right after sunrise. And I wasn’t thinking clearly enough when I left to realize that I could have worn…
2016-05-27 – False Seal
Tired, tired, tired. The kind of tired that leads to physical fatigue and nausea and foggy decisions. Sunrise Stats! First light: 4:56 AM Sunrise: 5:32 AM Daylight: 16 hrs, 23 min Got a chuckle out of a conversation with a…
2016-05-26 – Even on a rainy day you can still see the sun
Woke to the sound of thunder and rain, and thought; Just one day. What could it hurt? Nobody would blame me after the soaking I took two days ago. And I’m tired. Sunrise Stats! First light: 4:57 AM Sunrise: 5:33 AM…
2016-05-25 – Fellowship
I learned last night at work that Randy, one of the guys that works in the Etching department, is also a photographer! Like me, he’s mostly a landscape photographer – he loves waterfalls in particular. He asked me, “Canon or…
2016-05-24 – To capture lightning
It’s a secret ambition. A hidden dream. A photographer’s quest, if you will: To capture lightning. Sunrise Stats! First light: 4:59 AM Sunrise: 5:34 AM Daylight: 16 hrs, 17 min It isn’t an easy task. While thunderstorms are common in…
2016-05-23 – Stunning colors
Driving in this morning, the skies were already a deep red an hour before sunrise. It was a real treat to see, and I enjoyed glancing up to it the whole way into town. It made me wonder if I…
2016-05-22 – Second-guessing
Wow. Yesterday was a perfect day to be out at Cedar Lake for the races! We could not have chosen a spring day with better weather. (Apparently, last week’s bus races took place in temperatures seventy degrees colder – very Midwest.)…
2016-05-21 – Red sun and white flower
Late, late, late. Have to go rock climbing in a hurry this morning! And there was an SUV down below; makes me wonder if I’ll have company for the sunrise, and if that’s what their goal is, which trail they’re…