gray dawn
autumn’s splendor fades
into a world turned gray
all is black and white
~kat
The photo above was my first view when I woke. Hard to believe that the photo is in color. How bleak. Not at all the sight one hopes for at the start of a new day. It lurked long enough for me to write this sad little haiku.
And when I looked again the sun had streamed in to save me from drowning in melancholy. Why did I ever doubt the dawn’s ability to fill me with hope. Same window, same color setting on my camera. Beautiful bright, vibrant dawn!
This mercurial Gemini is wide awake now, reconsidering my first thoughts of pulling the covers up round my ears and staying in bed. It’s a new day ready to be seized!
I learned something about myself. How easily I can be influenced by my surroundings for better or for worse. It would be wise for me to remember to draw from the light that resides within…to pause…to breathe when things get dark. Life is rarely just black and white. A pause gives it time to reveal its true self.
Anyhow some silly thoughts on this bright, promising Saturday morning. The day did start with a glimmer after all! (As if there was any doubt!)
Much love, peace, and glimmers to you.
~kat
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like mercury colliding... 
November 22nd, 2025 at 10:08 am
What a contrast! Still overcast here and yet the squirrels and the birds are making me smile! Blessings and love to you, Kat 💖💖
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November 22nd, 2025 at 11:44 am
First impressions are deceiving. There are always glimmers in the wings waiting for us to notice. Much love and peace to you brother! 💚✨💚
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November 22nd, 2025 at 12:44 pm
Nice piece Kat, and stunning the difference of the sunrise! We had this on the boat too. Awesome!
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November 22nd, 2025 at 5:35 pm
Thank you Di. I really was tempted to go back to sleep! Haha. I don’t need much coaxing these days! Always up for a nap! 😃
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November 23rd, 2025 at 2:25 pm
Likewise, Maya permitting. She got me up at 3.45 this morning desperate to go out, but we went back to bed and I had another couple of hours, then Hubby got up to see to her, taking her for a walk at 6.15 because next door’s dog was barking outside and putting her off her business (damn thing). I couldn’t get back to sleep after that.
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November 22nd, 2025 at 4:08 pm
The first image shows the promise of a glimmer at the bottom, but it is more reassuring when the glimmer erupts!
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November 25th, 2025 at 7:23 am
It is amazing how the smallest passage of time can change one’s perception.
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