Sunrise
Ritual
For the last month I’ve done yoga first thing in the morning for 30 minutes. I used to rush through this task only a few times a week and didn’t put much thought into it. Now I have somewhat of a ritual.
A part of this ritual is to open my blackout shades. In the past I didn’t do this to save energy and my bedroom stayed dark year round. It wasn’t a big deal since I’m never there but now I love letting in the light every morning.
I recently signed up for wind power so my home electricity usage is carbon neutral so I feel less guilty about the few dollars it costs each month because the shades are open. I love how open and light the room feels now. Tossing a lot of junk that was in there probably helped also.
Sunrise
This morning when I opened the shades it was very gray and my initial thought was it was going to be a pretty drab day. But turns out it was earlier than I thought and the sun wasn’t up yet. A few minutes into the yoga I saw a hint of pink and next thing I knew the entire sky was incredible.
Near the end I hunted down the camera and took a few pictures.
Although don’t let the pictures fool you – like all suburbanites my neighbors are not far away – I just pointed the camera up and cropped a bit. The uncropped photos are on smugmug (hurray – I processed the photos right away as I intended for this year!).
Posted by Lisa in: Inspiration
Tagged: ritual, SmugMug, sunrise, yoga
Cool colors in the sky! I can vouch it was a beautiful sunrise this morning in the Denver metro. At that time I was working in a building up Deer Creek canyon with a beatutful panoramic view; pricless this AM.
Congrats on maintaining the ritual with the ytoga! I find it so hard to be consistent (i.e. daily). Way to go!!
sounds like your mornings are wonderful! and thank you for the gorgeous photos…
Like the bottom one best.
Hi Lisa,
Beautiful photos!! I am so glad for your that your rituals are working well for you and that they feel alive and fresh!
~ Diane Clancy
http://www.dianeclancy.com/blog
I miss the southwest and pictures are second best. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Tracy – it’s was an amazing morning!
Natalya – you’re welcome – and yes – I love my mornings!
John – I agree.
Thanks Diane.
Ma – move out here and you can see it every day!
I’d like to see these colors worked into your quilts. You’re probably going to tell me you already have! I too particularly like the last one, would like to use those colors myself. But I also like the third from the bottom – that vertical thrust of branches against the blue and peach. Wonderful!