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Dawn Outside of Fairbanks

I managed to capture this image this morning just as the sun was about to rise above the horizon.  Beautiful colors.

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The light of Dawn

When I got to the early voting location this morning, I saw beautiful early morning light shining on this building contrasting with the blue sky.

My heart is grateful that:

I managed to finish a very long book in a short amount of time for my bookgroup

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Coffee and Creamer

A morning ritual and such fun.  I love the creamer!  My fave is Salted Caramel, but that's almost impossible to find anymore which doesn't make sense because it's one of the best flavors.

So anything with caramel is second best.

I fill my own pod with the coffee I like best so it's very cost effective.

Other morning routines:  I usually pack and get going to go to the Y.  Yesterday I stayed home and mowed the lawn...lots of "steps" with that job.

When I don't go to the Y first thing it's more than likely because I need to catch up on chores, ie paying bills, answering emails, sorting out the house, etc.  I'm a morning person, if I go out in the morning when I get back to the house I pretty much don't want to do anything and that's usually what gets done...nothing.

My heart is grateful for:

having choices of things to do instead of being bored because there's nothing to do

Thanksgiving Day Morning

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It's Thanksgiving Day, 2014.  There's much to be thankful for, the primary thing being that there's a God in heaven Who has everything under control even though it seems like this country and this world is spinning wildly into oblivion.  God has His plans and they can't be thwarted.  All that is happening is by His permission and design...

A couple of days ago I made some French bread.  This morning I had an epiphany and decided to make French toast with the remaining French bread. So yummy.

After I took a few photos of the bread cooking, it occurred to me that I could take some photos of the meal itself.  So I quickly got things set up (too quickly I'm afraid because after I was done and looked at the photos, I realized what I could have done better--but hunger was motivating me to hurry) and made a few images.

I finally had the chance to eat, and it was as good as I had anticipated.