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
Tracy said,
January 30, 2008 @ 5:02 pm
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!!
Natalya said,
January 31, 2008 @ 4:58 am
sounds like your mornings are wonderful! and thank you for the gorgeous photos…
John said,
January 31, 2008 @ 8:34 am
Like the bottom one best.
Diane Clancy said,
February 1, 2008 @ 9:29 am
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
Ma said,
February 1, 2008 @ 2:15 pm
I miss the southwest and pictures are second best. Thanks for sharing!
Lisa Call said,
February 1, 2008 @ 9:21 pm
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!
Sheila said,
February 4, 2008 @ 9:30 pm
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!