Photo Challenge ~ Morning June 10, 2011
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We’re not usually up in time to hear the cock’s crow . . .
Or to witness first light: . . .
Unless we’re still celebrating the preceding night . . .
We seldom go for an early stroll on the beach . . .
Or a canoe ride at dawn . . .
Just thinking about it makes us yawn . . .
Sometimes we wake up on the wrong side of the bed . . .
Which causes us to be cranky . . .
Until we’ve been fed . . .
We’ve heard that sunrises are often spectacular . . .
And that the early bird gets the worm . . .
But we’d rather eat donuts at noon . . .
Than get up at the crack of dawn . . .
To hear some blasted rooster singing Cock-A-Doodle-Doo . . .
How about you?
Early Bird . . . or Night Owl?
No rules. Just write!
Related posts: Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Morning * Brighten Your Day With A Song (Barb’s Blog) * Morning (The Only Cin) * Cock-A-Doodle-Moo (Flying G’ma) * Sanderling Sunrise (Doris Rudd Designs) * Morning (On The Bench) * Morning Glories (Deb) * Morning Tea (Random Thoughts From Midlife) * Morning (Barb’s Blog)
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Spirit Lights The Way 
I’m a morning person and love hearing the rooster with his cock-a-doodle-do! Anyway, the kookaburras usually beat him to it with their cackling!
Great post & pics!
Thanks, Barb. I love sleeping with the window open to hear the birds greeting the dawn . . . before I roll over and go back to sleep. 😀
I’ve never heard a kookaburra cackling. That would be a treat.
I really like both – the quiet of the late night and the peaceful light of dawn. In place of a rooster, I have a little black cat who wants in or out at dawn – determined by the previous day’s quota of mice. Enjoyed your photos, Nance.
Thanks, Amy. I had a blast picking out the photos for this week’s challenge . . . despite the lack of morning pictures to peruse and choose. 😀
Tigger usually lets us sleep until 7:15 or 7:30 . . . he’s a real sport.
Love the pictures and the commentary.
Thanks, Klassi!
I liked the pictures, but my favorites were of Tigger. I cracked up at him in the Amazon box – couldn’t even be bothered to open his eyes all the way! And he looked like he was guarding those donuts…too cute!
Thanks, Janna.
Tigger loves getting into boxes, bags, baskets, bins, and bowls . . . and he’s terrific at guarding donuts. 😀
Haha, loved this, cheered me up. (Ready to sell my child for a cigarette!)
Glad you enjoyed. Just keep eating (and drinking) to wash away the crazies. 😉
What a nice post, Nancy. I think there is nothing better than to wake up to a crowing cock… Oh for the days I lived on a farm…! I love your pics too, especially the ‘early bird’ paddling on the edge of the breakers!
I love watching the herons and egrets fishing for breakfast on the beach. Although usually by the time I arrive they’re fishing for lunch. 😀
I’ve only lived on a farm for a short time one summer. I know that I couldn’t wait to hop out of bed and run outside. So much to see and do . . . tractors, baby kittens, clucking chickens, crowing roosters, tree swings, and piles of hay.
What a feel-good post, Nancy 🙂 Lovely pictures
Thanks, Kate. This post was TONS of FUN. I’ve been wanting to share those roosters with everyone.
Fun post, Nancy. I generally alternate, depending on what my hubby and I are doing that day. However, I am a night owl at heart and have real trouble getting to bed before two, which decides whether I sleep in or not. I also have two puppies who LOVE to cuddle. The are so comfy in the morning that I do have trouble getting up, no matter what time I go to bed. Thank god for coffee!
I can get up whenever I need to . . . but if left to my own devices (with no worry about a wake up call), I’d hit the hay between midnight and 2 am and never see the sunrise.
Great pics! I rarely go to bed before midnight so I’m def not a morning person.
7.30am is usually my time…
Same here, PiP. I’m rarely up before 7:30 unless something’s happening that mandates rising early.
Night owl with shadings of early bird… Love this post and pictures. 🙂
Thanks, E! As long as I get 8 hours of sleep, I’m rarely a “Grumpy Gus” in the morning. But I still enjoy greeting the day with a cup of coffee in hand.
Definitely an early bird 🙂
You and Cin are early risers of note. Despite the 6 hour time difference, you’re starting the next day before I’ve ended the last.
Good morning NR…a good question…am not really sure.
I can stay up late and get up early but not in the same time span.
In summer I love to walk on the beach and watch the sunrise but it is difficult to get myself moving.
You’ve hit it on the head for me. I like to get up and greet the day S~L~O~W~L~Y, with a cup of coffee. I’m not anxious to “get up and go” first thing in the morning.
I like to move it, move it . . . but not in the morning. 😉
I love this post and pictures.
am early bird too.
cheers
Early birds and night owls benefit from balance and rhythm . . . even if they aren’t following the same beat. 😀
I’m both. I love the early morning for its quiet and uninterrupted time but I love staying up working late on some project or reading a good book late into the night. Only problem is if I try to do both in the same 24 hour period without much sleep in between.
Love the rooster, it fits so well with my post today.
Ooh, intrigued. I’ll be around shortly. Loved the Goat’s Beard last night.
That’s one thing I’m pretty disciplined about . . . 7-8 hours of sleep every night.
Wonderful post, love it!
Thanks, Julia!
cute! i am kind of a middle person i think, don’t like to stay up too late, or get up too early! goldilocks!
When we find our own inner rhythm and follow it, it adds to our life balance. Go Goldilocks! 😀
I’m completely a night person. I have only been getting up early now because of snorty. i’m getting really tired of it. i hate mornings. i wish i was a morning person but i am not. never have been and i guess i never will be. cute photos.
Thanks, Linda. I’m happy to greet each new day . . . as long as I don’t have to get up and get moving at the crack of dawn. 😀
When BFF is away, I have to get up with Tigger earlier than I want. He’s very cuddly in the morning, so I don’t mind . . . as long as it’s a temporary situation.
I like to stay up late and get up early and take a nap in the afternoon to balance it all out. If I had to choose one I have to say night owl.
I have a tough time taking naps . . . I lie there for awhile without falling asleep and get up feeling groggy.
I wish I could “cat nap” ~ stay up late, get 3-4 hours of sleep, and take 10 minute naps throughout the day, as necessary. =^_^=
Bird art is cool. At condo no room to try this myself.
We loved these metal sculptures. The first are from Prescott Studios (located in Sante Fe, NM):
http://prescottstudio.com/bio.html
The bottom rooster is on display at the Village of the Arts in Bradenton:
http://www.villageofthearts.com/galleries.php
Great morning shots! Love the reflection in the feet shot and love the color in the first shot.
Thanks, Doris! I had a blast with this theme.
I’m very much a dog person, but I get the biggest kick out of pictures of cats. Those eyes!
You nailed it! Cat’s Eyes are so expressive . . . and rarely do they show up as “red eye” when photographed. In contrast, many of the dog photos I take end up with glaring red eyes reflecting back the flash.
I wake up at seven, but stay in bed reading until eight. My Honey brings me coffee. It’s my favorite time of day. Love your photos.
That’s an extremely civilized way to awake to the new day. Thanks, Nancy.
I love the kitty photos and the early morning.
Tigger’s developing quite a fan base! He’s appointed us President and CEO of his Fan Club.
Dues are minimal . . . one bag of Tigger Treats! 😉
The roosters are a hoot!! What a fun photographic poem.
Thanks, Grandawn. I’ve been taking the Weekly Photo Challenge too “seriously.” I had such fun with this one that I may try to do photo poems more often.
I’m a night owl ALL the way! Always have been and I suppose I always will be!
I love the photos and the poem for this challenge. 🙂
Thanks, Sharon. As an attorney, I went to bed and got up earlier . . . but not by choice. 🙂
I loved your take on it !
Definitely a night owl here! I cringe so bad at the thought of “mornings” that I went a different route with my post and posted about one of my spring/summer project, morning glories. 😉
Thanks, Deb. I’ll swing round and take a peak at your morning glories.
bird on the beach is great!
http://flickrcomments.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/weekly-photo-challenge-morning/
Thanks, Fritz. We are fortunate to have awesome birds around us here. This morning, I’ve seen a hawk, an osprey (with the fish it just caught), a great blue heron sitting in a tree, a great white egret soaring overhead, and ducks paddling and waddling around . . . all within 1/2 mile of our house.
Great post!
I’m definitely not a morning person.
Thanks, Tok! I’ve seen far more sunsets than sunrises . . . and I expect that trend to continue. 😀
Early bird all the way. Morning is the best time of day, especially on a beach before everyone else gets up ( not that I’m anywhere near a beach unlike OTHER people. . .) The pictures are fun.
You’ll just have to visit one of your blogging buddies who live at or near the beach ~ Granny (South Africa), Barb (Australia), Me (Florida). 😀
If I’m staying right ON the beach, I tend to get up with the sun ~ especially if I’m on the East Coast. Watching the sun rise over the ocean motivates me to stir from under the covers. Here, on the West Coast of Florida, the sun setting over the Gulf is the highlight.
Well that’s cheered me up on a Monday:-) Nice take on the subject!
Thanks! Your comment cheered me up on a Monday . . . morning.
Thanks for the link, Nancy.
Here’s to our morning pick-me-ups! 😀