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the way I see the world
I am getting up earlier these days which, for me, means 7:00AM. Yes, that is EARLY for me. Honestly. I’ve learned that getting out of bed then means no morning headache. I was blaming my pillow, but now I’m thinking it was just the extra sleep.
In any case, wishing you all a lovely Saturday morning!
January 1, 2022, 7:20 AM
For a number of years we have greeted the New Year with friends. We arrive at a location very early in the morning, and we spend time photographing, eating, cheering in the new year (yes, with something sparkling!), and just having a wonderful time together. For me it is often the only day I see our friends during the year — Dan might connect more, as he has a bit more freedom these days. Sometimes we do meet the evening before, but never do we stay up tremendously late. I find it so much more enjoyable to do the early morning rise (and I’m not an early morning person — just ask Dan!) rather than staying up until midnight on December 31st and then sleeping in.
The shot above is from the 2022 early morning meet up.
… again … as I’m still going through a certain folder. I have reached 2017, which means I’m nearing the end of that folder. This image reminds me of a sort of silouette-ish close-to-sepia-toned picture my mom had on her family room wall. I could kick myself for not taking it when we were cleaning out her house: ah, hindsight!
4:34 PM on 1.1.17
I was looking in Lightroom for images of friends so I could put little photos into my contact list (it’s always nice to see the person’s image on iMessage … at least I think so!), so I ended up going over old photos that I never really looked at. (Sometimes after getting home from a trip I get the photos in Lightroom and then forget about that, which is rather silly, but oh well!)
You can see that this is from a while back … I don’t even remember the day, to be honest, but from what I’m seeing in Lightroom I do believe I had a lovely time.
7:23 PM on 4.3.14
Morning of the New Year, 1.1.18
It is, so I’ve read, National Bird Day. These geese were lining up early for the event.
Goose Line, 1.1.18
This is another from our New Year’s Day visit with the birds.
Coots on the Water, 1.1.18
Blur of Flying Birds, 2.28.16
6:03 PM, 2.28.16