"Morning has broken, light the first hour..."

Iron Mountain, 5:30am (click on photo to enlarge)

Light filters from behind the mountain

Sean Bradford, a friend of ours, mentioned on a hike last year that the 'early hours of the day are the Lord's time'. We considered that a fair statement but wondered about the rest of the day and in particular, sunsets. The latter are beautiful, of course. After thinking about it further, we realized that sunsets are convenient—most of us are awake at that time. On the other hand, at sunrise, many have yet to surface. Following our mantra, 'one has to work to achieve anything meaningful', views of sunrise require more effort. To prove the point, Sean had us commence a hike to Iron Mountain peak at 5:30 am. In the end, even after leaving a cozy bed at 4:30am, we respectfully agree. The young man makes a great point.

For the rest, we have included a few photographs from hikes and walks in and about the county.

Jenni remained at home so 'Dawn' filled in for her

Beginning the day with a miracle

Birds of a feather in La Jolla but three's a crowd

That's 'sealed' it, a sad sight. It should never have picked on the editor—how was it to know

Now for a sunset—not bad by any standard

Sunset at the Glider Port

A slide show is now included, scroll down a page or so to view