SUNSHINE STATE

They don't call FLORIDA "The Sunshine State" for nothing. My family room faces East and this is what greets me almost every morning. I get up at O-dark-30 and make a pot of coffee. I crank up the laptop or iPhone or iPad depending on my mood and read some e-mails or maybe post to my Blog. Pretty soon the light starts to creep into the East window and then, sometimes, like a paparazzi's flash, the room is filled with light as the Sun leaps above the horizon. The color changes from moment to moment can be amazing ( I promise that there are no drugs or alcohol involved). When it is cloudy, sepia, as in this photos is the dominant theme. On a clear day it looks like a southwestern sky with bands of rose and baby blue. I used to sort of take the whole sunrise thing for granted because it is a daily occurrence. Now, I put aside whatever electronic gizmo I am using, lift my very large Pottery Barn cup of coffee up ceremonially, and "toast" the rising Sun. I give thanks for all that I have and the warmth and the light that the Sun brings to the Earth. Global warming... isn't that the idea?