The best time to take photographs these days is 5:30 in the morning. This is also the best time to hang up the bird feeders, refresh the water troughs, trim a set of hooves, cart a hay bale out to the paddocks for distribution, and switch gates so that all the goats have a fair crack at the hay for a couple of hours, without fisticuffs.
I confess I don't always have a tremendous amount of get up and go at that time of day, but knowing full well how much more uncomfortable it will be a couple of hours later, I generally get out there and do it.
Not everyday though. That's why today the picture above was taken closer to 9:00 AM, after a late start on chores, with sweat dripping off the ends of my hair and bouncing off my eyelashes. I felt a bit more like this day lily:
Still colorful though, right?
Stay cool, friends.
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I also didn't have much get-up-and-go this morning (and I had so many things I wanted to do!). You do a lot at 5:30!
ReplyDeleteThe toughest part is getting started. Moxie helps with that.
DeleteI try very hard not to see 5:30 in the morning because chances are I haven't gotten to sleep until after two. If I had outdoor chores to do I would force myself though.
ReplyDeleteI don't remember what it feels like to wake up rested, but I generally feel grateful that I've woken up at all.
DeleteRight there with you. At least it has been cooler here in the mornings, but as soon as I started clipping iris leaves the sweat started to roll
ReplyDeleteYes, the slightest bit of movement does it! Sometimes just walking to the barn is all it takes.
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