Sunrise
October 10, 2008
Written by: Katie
Every once in awhile when I get up in the morning before all of the kids I have to come to the conclusion that I have no idea what we will eat for breakfast. Then when I finally think up some fun and yummy meal and I check the two refrigerators and one upright freezer I have another realization. We don’t have the yummy food for the yummy meal.
Those two things seem to go hand in hand. The not knowing and not having. I need to be a little more organized about these things. But have you seen my house lately?
And now let me tell you how this always works out. I ponder and think and ponder some more. Then I think, "By the time I run to the store and get home and unpack and cook the meal…well, it will be lunch by then!!"
Then I start all over with the thinking. And I always always always come back to "Hey, eggs sound good." My poor kids eat eggs almost every morning. And I hardly mix it up for them either. "Do you want scrambled or sunny side up?" On the other hand I could just choose for them and then when they ask in their sweet little voices "Can I have scrambled eggs please, Mother Dear?" I could yell "No, you little heathen!! Get out of my kitchen before I force you to eat left over liver meatballs!" That would show them.
And now I am thinking that maybe I should stop rambling on about breakfast food and explain the pictures.
Recently the days have been getting shorter and shorter so when I make my runs to the store to buy my eggs (which happen to be local and it appears pastured) the sun is just peeking up over the horizon. Or it is spreading it’s rays over the tops of the trees and the scene at the top of the bridge over highway 60 is amazing. I wanted to capture these scenes for posterity.
The other day Jodi and Jonah were awake early and so I grabbed my camera and we set out to the store with the intention of snapping some pictures and grabbing some eats.
I sat on that overpass for 15 minutes listening to music and snapping photos. At one point a sweet old man stopped and asked if I needed help. Thankfully I had a large black camera in my hand so when I said "I’m just taking pictures, but thanks!!" it was very believable. I did feel bad that he stopped though.
And for some reason I really like the power lines doing the cris-cross thing. I can’t explain it. Maybe because it is part of Mansfield and I like Mansfield so much. The checker this day was so friendly and she chatted with me. She asked if we had just moved here. I love small towns. You don’t get that at Wal-Mart.
And the eggs were delicious!!
October 10th, 2008 at 1:06 am
What beautiful pictures! Well worth the early morning to see! I used to have that breakfast problem all the time and it was usually cold cereal that the kids got stuck with! LOL!
October 10th, 2008 at 4:24 am
My kids kinda do the same thing… we have been having eggs quite frequently around here and they are not as enthused about them as they used to be. But… hey, good and good for you, you can’t beat it.. and I am not going back to the cold cereal thing. I did find an interesting recipe for a breakfast cereal on a blog called the nourishing gourmet, lots of neato stuff there.
Pretty pics as always.
Have a great day and a super weekend.
Love,
Chas
October 10th, 2008 at 4:27 am
Here is the actual linker…
http://www.thenourishinggourmet.com/2008/09/crockpot-whole-grain-breakfast-cereal.html
October 10th, 2008 at 6:08 am
You’re getting mellow, Katie.
What, no hyperventilating at the store this time? All the twinkie buyers/eaters must’ve still been asleep and at home, eh? LOL. :-)
Robyn, Excuse me but I am trying to maintain some semblance of normalcy. Must we talk about the hyperventilating and 2 liters of soda? But yes, I was the only one in the store. Whew!
October 10th, 2008 at 6:14 am
Are your chickens laying yet? probably not or we would have seen the first eggs :) I took about 10 pics of our first eggs! There will come a day where even though the sunset is pretty you probably won’t have to go to the store. Everything looks really nice! Last year my dh stoked the wood stove up so much it was 92 in my living room and it was 5 degrees outside…we had to crack the window! It is oh so nice though and smells so good! Take care!
Cecelia
October 10th, 2008 at 8:33 am
Absolutely beautiful! I love watching the sun come up, when the house is quiet, and it’s just me and a cup of coffee. Awesome pictures!
October 10th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
I love the wires criss crossing and contrasting against the sunrise in your pic also! I love pics like that - shows the contrast between what we need to have light and the beautiful natural light the sun brings. You’re a good photographer - must be beautiful to be out that early and see such beauty.
October 10th, 2008 at 8:04 pm
You are truly living a dreamy life! I have to say, though, in defense of my Walmart, we have awesome gals at our store here! My favorite, Miss Saundra, well I knew she was a Christian the first time I saw her! She loves on and encourages me and my children every time we see her! And Victoria plays tag (discreetly!) with my 13yos in the store…another sweetie, Aji, scanned all my stuff in the self-checkout lane no less, while I was on my cell phone talking long distance….While I’d much rather live in the country in a small town, the girls at Walmart make the store tolerable!
Beth
October 11th, 2008 at 5:28 am
They have unfriendly checkers in the MO Walmarts? That surprises me. The checkers almost always chat with me when we hit WalMart. They always ask about the kids or talk to them (if they’re with me). Last time we were in, the guy said: where’s your dd that always carries things on her head? She’s African, right?
lol