Bright Sunrises and Cool Breezes

  As a rule, sunrises during the summer lack the brilliant colors of those during the winter months.  Maybe the bare trees of the colder months allow me to view the horizon better or maybe there is something scientific that has to do with this.  Since I am no meteorologist, I will just go with the idea that I am blessed when a striking sunrise greets me during the summertime.  This morning, I awoke to just such sunrise.  When I opened my eyes, the entire sky outside my window was painted vermilion!  Oh, wow!  This so took me by surprise that I could not move for a few moments.  Then it struck me...Get out of bed and get to the pier!!

  It was pitch black as I raced down the board path to the pier.  I was hurrying so fast that old Ms. Ez, the Bayou Dog, could hardly keep up with me!  The sky kept changing colors faster than a kaleidoscope turns! Pinks, reds, oranges...oh, my!  I stood on the end of the pier in a trance! The color show mesmerized me!  A cool breeze brought me to my senses. A north breeze...a cool, north breeze was hitting my face.  I actually shivered a bit.  Here it is in the middle of July and I was thinking it was chilly?  Strange.  Beautiful sunrise, north wind, chilly....strange.

  Then a thought..does this mean we are going to have an early fall?  I am in hopes that this might be an omen of what is to come.  A bit of cooler weather would be a welcome change.  (Although, I must say that this summer has not been too terrible.)  Within a few minutes, the gorgeous light show was over and my thoughts turned to the tall grass that was once known as my lawn.  I trudged back up the hill to pull out that lawnmower and start the task that would occupy me for the next five hours.  At least I would be cutting in the cool breeze!