sunrise ~ 10/23/14 ~ at home

sunrise from home

October 23, 2014

It's been a while since we've had a stop-in-your-tracks-and-stare kind of sunrise like this.  I believe the intense color was helped along by the particulate matter in the air that was left over from huge fire they had in Gilroy yesterday morning.  I could see the smoke plume from across the Monterey Bay.  Thankfully, it wasn't a wildfire.  Late October is the time of year I consider the start of sunrise season.  Is there a season for sunrises?  Sure.  Why not?  Of course, sunrises happen every day, but to get color, amazing color and contrast and clouds, autumn, winter, and spring skies are the ticket in our Mediterranean climate.  Around here, it goes all the way through to April (if my blog's sunrise pics speak to any pattern).  Sigh.  I can hardly wait for the rain.

ps 10/25/14 - It rained this Saturday morning.  Yay!  The last time it rained was exactly one month ago on 09/25/14, also in the morning.

sunrise ~ 10/23/10 ~ at home

sunrise from home

October 23, 2010

I prefer sunrises over sunsets. There's an inherent promise of a future with sunrises.

sunrise ~ 10/01/09 ~ at home

classic October sunrise from home
October 1, 2009

Yeah! The fog is gone.

sunrise ~ 10/30/08 ~ at home

Pacific Grove sunrise from home
October 30, 2008

I remember coloring a Halloween drawing in the 2nd grade with similar colors to this pic. Even as a little kid, I paid attention to the sky.

ps 06/05/10 - For another photo of this same morning sunrise, check out Greg Magee's Flickr.

sunrise ~ 10/21/08 ~ at home

Pacific Grove sunrise from home
October 21, 2008

This was before I paid more attention to the dates I took pics, so there's a 10 day period when I could have shot these. They are another same morning succession of sky color changes from deep orange to lighter blue.

ps 03/09/10 - I think I finally figured out the dates on older photos are accurate. Silly really, but before Nature ID, I never really cared. Before, I didn't trust the dates since we have two computers and have been sharing files haphazardly. For the past many months, I've been using the dates on the camera after I download and before I delete the camera memory. I haven't been kind to my husband and haven't shared pictures by taking the time to download almost a year's worth of pics to our cherry red, portable hardrive.