Early morning

I was up at 5:30 am this morning and it was still dark outside. I could actually see two stars in the sky. Even our neighbor was not up yet which is very unusual as he is always up around 5 am. For the first time in awhile, the pole light at the school was working and was obscuring some of my 'night' view. There must be something wrong with the circuit as sometimes it is ON and other times it is OFF. Not a lot of consistency! It's one of those little things you notice which can irritate you for no reason!

I went back to bed and actually fell asleep for another hour and woke up a few minutes before my alarm went off. I like that but wouldn't trust myself to do it on my own. It's like I will only wake up IF the alarm is set! Not very reliable! Kind of like my husband. He is up early, regularly, EVERY day around 5 am and if we are travelling and leaving early or if he has to be up for an early morning meeting, he will always set the alarm, 'just in case' he sleeps in! I tell him that he NEVER sleeps in but he won't take the chance. He says 'it will be THIS time when he doesn't set the alarm that he actually does sleep in!

Anyway, I got my cup of coffee and sat on the deck in the morning dark. It was so beautiful. No wind, peaceful but amazingly...traffic noise. A steady hum. What I like best is the occasional sound of a front end loader or some kind of machinery. I know it wouldn't be the combines yet - still a bit early although I don't think there was any dew on the ground so some energetic farmer could be out there already! It's nice to sit and just 'take in' the sounds.  Right now the sun must be rising as I can see a pink/blue sky to the west -oh for my camera. You just don't get the good landscape picture of sunrise when a 'million houses' are in your view! Guess I will just enjoy staring up at the sky instead. Oh look...a plane flying overhead! Perfect sight lines as there is not a cloud in the sky. Welcome Tuesday morning!