Jeanne and I chose wisely when we selected our apartment at Waitakere Gardens Retirement Village, in Henderson, NZ. Mind you, we didn't know that at the time. What we did know was that it was the right size and that we could afford it, just barely. Oh, and that it had a nice balcony.
The wisdom (pure luck) of our choice became apparent to us though, over the next months and years as we watched the sunrise point on the horizon, opposite said balcony, move back and forth between the summer and winter solstices.
After approximately 35 years of waking early, and dashing off to work, I am now able to wake early and greet the sun with a cup of coffee in one hand and my camera in the other. Fairly often, especially during the winter months, I have to content myself with greeting the morning clouds instead. Once in a great while, even they put on a show.
Today's post is a hodge-podge of pictures of the sunrises Jeanne and I have enjoyed. Maybe a few other shots thrown in as well. We'll see. I haven't begun to search my folders for the photos yet, so who knows what I'll decide on. But I sincerely hope that you like them.
Here comes the sun.........
Anyone getting sunburned yet? Let's have a few of the thinnest Moon I've been able to shoot.
Oooooooooooo! I love this favorite subject of yours! I rarely see the sun rise the way you do since I have tall trees all around my house. Sometimes I would see it rising while driving to work and I've also seen the thinnest of crescent moons preceding the sun on only a couple of very rare occasions. Yes! you are very fortunate to have this vantage point to be greeted by so many fiery sunrises! But I love the subdued pastels in the last picture too.
ReplyDeleteI have many more that I'll probably post.
ReplyDeleteTo me, each picture just brings "peace" in looking at it. While I was working, I would probably "see" the picture but my thoughts of the working day would cloud any feeling. Now that I am retired, I can feel the peace in the picture. What a blessing. These photos are amazing. Thank you for sharing them. McKenzie
ReplyDeleteI've said it sometimes, in various ways, in posts, that I think my retirement years are meant to be used for appreciating what we've been given in this amazing world. This is just not possible during our working years, but becomes so when the pressures of earning are behind us. That, in itself, is a gift to us.
ReplyDeleteIn your comment, you touch on a similar idea. I'm glad you enjoy them.