Monday, December 9, 2013

First Light December 9, 2013

I love waking up just before dawn.  Light drifts in through the uncovered clerestory windows that cap my bedroom’s east-facing wall.  I open my eyes and look for that subtle transition from streetlight to sun, when the room begins to fill with a sense of smoky blue-grey.  Shadow edges against the rising light, which reflects too from my framed photographs’ glasses.  I love thinking about the transition from rods’ function to cones’ as dim light slowly brightens and the colors of my sheets and walls begin to emerge. 

Pogo gently bumps his nose against mine to tell me now is the time to make our move.  Just another minute, Pogo!  Let me savor this one.

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