An Insane to Insanely Beautiful Morning

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An Insane to Insanely Beautiful Morning

As you roll over to stop the alarm, the blackness of the previous night still fills the room.  You move quickly so as to wake the sleeping beauties beside you.  You know that if the little one wakes up and your days of awakening in the blackness are numbered. 

As you roll over to stop the alarm your your eyes are still half closed.  You don't want to remember the time it was set for, the sheer darkness is enough of an answer. 

The alarm is off now but you continue to lie there, not able to summon one muscle to begin moving. "Why am I doing this again?  I could have another 3 hours sleep".  Finally, the rust from the previous night's sleep begins to fall off you and your muscles begin to move.  You were prepared for today, the previous night you piled most of your gear near the door, so as to slip silently from the room without waking either sleeping beauty. 

Although the rust on the muscles is now gone, the grogginess from the night still lays over you like a dense fog.  You look at the window and see a layer frost on the outside.  It looks cold so you quickly put on two layers of warm comfortable clothes and grab the rest of your gear. As you slip quietly through the door you whisper, "See you soon".  You hear a faint reply almost mocking you, "Have fun".   The smaller one looks up at you disinterested, and then puts her head back down to go back to sleep.  Your sleeping beauties are both back asleep before you even cross the doorway, success.  But their lack of interest in joining you out of bed, is just another reminder of how insane you must really be.

You walk outside and the cold slaps you right across the face.  You take a step back to turn around and go back, but realize it is too late now.  Most people think you are insane for this, but you know what is coming and it is well worth it. 

You have to hurry now, your time is running out.  You start half walking, half running down the street.  Every breath extends in a dense cloud a foot ahead of you, almost as if it were leading the way.  You look up, and the darkness is starting to lighten.  The sky is no longer black, but a beautiful deep colour of blue.  You realize your time is waning and you need to multi-task.  Your destination is still a little ways to go, but your camera needs to be ready.  As you hurry along the street, you begin taking practice shots.  Your settings need to be correct before you arrive at your destination.  You can only imagine what you look like to the early morning commuters sitting in the warmth of their cars, definitely insane.  Hell, even to you right now you look insane.

As you hurry by the lighthouse, you notice the lighting.  It is perfect.  The sky is still a magnificent shade of blue and lighthouse lights are still on.  You don't want to miss your destination, but this is to beautiful to pass up.  You stop, quickly take a couple shots.  Thank God you had already taken care of the camera settings gotten en route.  In only a few shots you get what you are looking for, and move on.

Your destination is close, but you are running out of time.  You spent the whole previous day's afternoon scouting and planning this destination, you can't miss your opportunity because of another shot.  You finally approach your destination and begin walking down the stairs to your final spot.

As you arrive, you check your settings one last time.  You know that once it starts, you will have to change them quickly and often, but you want them at least ready for the start.

You are all alone.  Nobody else thought it wise to brave the cool morning, except the seagulls who think you are here to feed them.  Your isolation doesn't matter to you though, you made it in perfect timing.  The sun is just crossing the horizon and the sky is beginning to explode with colour. 

A natural peace flows throughout your whole body.  You couldn't find a more beautiful or perfect moment even if you tried, how could you be insane.  As you through your viewfinder and begin taking in all the beauty, you can't but help feel a connection with something much bigger than yourself. 

The sun is rising quickly now.  You check your last shot and realize your settings need changed.  There isn't much time left, the sun will soon fully cross the horizon and the moment will have passed.  You take another shot and check your camera's screen. Damn! You still don't have the settings right.  You make one final adjustment.  You can feel the anticipation building up in you.  You really don't want to miss this shot.  You have worked so hard for it, but it looks like you are only going to get one last chance.  You look through your viewfinder to frame your picture, change your position to get lower perspective, take a deep breath to calm your slightly shaking hands, and fire off a couple pictures.

The sun has crossed the horizon, the moment is over.  You sit on a bench to watch the rest of the sunrise.  You still feel a deep connected to everything around you.  The colours are all still so beautiful.  In a matter of minutes you bore witness to the sky coming alive from the deathly shade of black to a vibrant rainbow stretching as far as the eye could see.

The sun is fully in the sky now turning it a bright yellow, so you begin your walk home.  The cold of the morning begins to melt away with each passing moment the warm sun beats down on you.  You walk by the lighthouse from earlier and notice that the sun has changed its colour.  It is now a bright yellow, against a deep blue sky.  You stop to take a few last photos playing around with your camera a little.  You finish up and begin your final walk home.

The morning was a success, not only did you get the shots you wanted, but a couple you didn't expect.  Most of the commuters are gone now.  You wonder if you would still look insane to them.  A smile comes across your face, it doesn't matter to you what they thought.  What you were doing was insane.  It was experiencing doing something most thought was insane so you could experience something insanely beautiful. 

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