Here on the Bayou, January and February give us some of our most spectacular displays of color in the eastern sky each morning. The cloud cover seemed to be perfect, the slight northerly breeze was tolerable and the solitude was perfect. Ms. Ez and I stood spellbound by our version of the light show. That old bayou dog has seen more than her share the sun rising over the pines!
"Red sky at morning, sailors take warning,
Red sky at night, sailors delight."
That old saying has been around for centuries. Mariners have oft repeated it as they prepared for a voyage. It is supposedly a prediction of the day's weather. Well, that rule of thumb went out the window with this sunrise! The gorgeous red sky in the morning sure did not foretell of vile weather during the day. About ten o'clock in the morning, we were met with the bluest of blue skies! That said, never judge a day by the color of the sunrise plus never judge your sunrise by the grayness of a predawn horizon!
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