I toss in the usual morning way. Because I should be getting up soon, I am especially feeling comfortable in bed. As if staying there is the most wonderful thing, as if I could do this for hours, as if getting up belongs to another time, another place.
One eye open. I glance out the window. Ah, the mist rising last night has found a home for the morning. I can see wisps of it.
I should go out and take a photo.
You should.I should.
Go out and get your photo. Go, you like doing that.I should. Toss, burry into the bed. Sigh. Get up.
Maybe I should take Rosie out. There’s a lot more distance that can be covered in case the fields just next door aren’t at their morning best.
We head east on the road. Nice!
The farmhouse is maybe a mile or two from a lake. I tell Rosie – we’re going to the lake!
Oh, really, if I could paint, I would, right here, right now.
Slowly we head back, doing a small loop back to the farmhouse. And now the fields of corn are so golden, so perfectly Septemberish.
The sun has broken up the ribbons of foggy air. But a few strands remain. Rosie and I pause and watch. How can you not.
Back we go to the farm.
It’s going to be a warm day. I’ll get going soon enough, but first, a few more minutes in a morning sleep, replaying the images from the morning ride.
Oh Wow! Lovely photos!
ReplyDeleteThank you for dragging yourself out of bed to make all those spectacular sunrise photos. So peaceful and full of hope.
ReplyDeleteFor 35 years of shooting photos for ads for Ford, Chrysler, Jeep and others all over the world, dawn photos were always the most difficult. We would normally have to leave for the drive to the location around 3:00 am to set up the shot in the dark and wait for that 20 minutes of soft 'golden light' just before the sun rises above the horizon. That soft low contrast light reflecting in the car added the shine you are used to seeing in car ads.
In all those years, my number one rule was—no matter how iffy the weather forecast—"NEVER CANCEL A DAWN SHOOT FROM A WARM BED". Often we would drive to location in pouring rain, only to have the rain stop just in time for a glorious sunrise and end up with a great photo.
Those September golden corn field shots are amazing! I'm glad you have a support person telling you to get out of bed and take pictures like those. BK's job is to encourage me to get out of bed and work out in the morning, so he received a stern "talking to" this week when he said, "Don't go, just stay!". I need the cheer leader in the morning. Thanks for the beauty to start off my day.
ReplyDeleteThose are spectacular photos -- iconic images of southern Wisconsin in late summer. I am SO glad you got out of bed to give us those precious pictures, and that Rosie took you to the lake and back. Thanks!!
ReplyDeleteLOVE those photos! Thank you!
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