St. Augustine Beach
The sun rises on our long summer months. The heat has now nestled cosily into the landscape and there is no escape, even at 6 am as the sun begins to glow at the horizon. But that is the time I want to go to the beach. The sound of the waves permeates the atmosphere when it's still dark. The walk toward the beach is quiet except for a cheerful bird along the boardwalk and the waves. A handful of people are scattered along the beach. The coming dawn is peaceful as it takes a deep breath before opening to a new day. Nature is the focus. God's creation and beauty takes center stage. The light changes every half-minute and my eyes have a hundred places to look every moment.
I was just in St. Augustine for a couple day getaway with the family. To be at the beach is to experience the fullness of summer. The heat and humidity. The sand-strewn streets. Surfboards and bikes. Bright colours and wooden cottages. For those who love the heat and sunshine, this is their time.
Walking to the beach at 6 am the planets were pausing over the ocean, looking east. Venus, Mars, and Jupiter saying good morning before the sunlight emerged. A layer of thin, low clouds were at the horizon where our star emerged slowly. To me, clouds added beauty as the colours changed and the light altered from their influence. I stood at the water's edge hearing and watching. Attentive to the beauty of early morning. It's such a delicate time of day; my favourite time of everyday. A restoring and reflective span of the hours we are awake (if we wake that early). A reminder that all things dawn in God's hands. All shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well.
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