Morning and Evening

I woke up at 5:41am this morning and for a moment thought about dragging myself out of bed to watch the sunset. Instead I went back to bed for another 49 minutes. I consoled myself by walking around the backyard enjoying the fresh morning air.

After a long day of work, I headed out to get some exercise. There weren't as many clouds as the evening before, but still it was beautiful. First up, a stop at Fullerton train station. I love how I can get so ridiculously close to the trains.

Then continued walking around downtown Fullerton. Was going to make a stop at Starbucks, but it closed early.

 Saw a pack of cigarettes outside a window that had a sign that smoking was not allowed within 25 feet. It struck me as funny...and then I thought it was a photo op.

Ended the evening in Brea and as I drove home, couldn't resist stopping to get a few more pictures of the night sky.

Fabulous Friday

I just noticed today that the spine of this book commanded me to write...everyday...I plan to!

After working, once again, in my pajamas all day, I got dressed and headed out on a mission to see the world. I first stopped at a park in Brea.

It turned out not to be as interesting of a park as I hoped it would be.

I wandered around a bit, enjoying the sunshine.

I decided to drive to Fullerton. On the way, I noticed another area to walk around.

I walked around the trails for a little while trying to get a good shot of the oil pumps.

I thought this sign was funny. What exactly is a dog nuisance? And who does the removing?

As I got in my car, I saw the sun flare calling out to me. So I captured it.

I continued on my way to Fullerton, thinking about 12 more years and what I was going to do with that, wondering if I'm right to believe that I really have that when I saw a prism in the sky. God's promise to me. I pulled over to take a picture of it, wondering how many others even noticed it.

I wanted to cry. Instead I got back in my car and continued to Fullerton.

I ended up at the train station. It was so wonderful. There were people out there waiting for trains. A Metrolink was just pulling up as I walked to the station. There were a group of Amish people waiting for a train. I wanted so badly to take a picture of them, but I couldn't do that. I did hover around, waiting for a chance, but it never came. I seriously thought they knew what I was thinking even though I acted as casual as I could. I loved the activity at the station. The fact that you could walk pretty much anywhere unimpeded, without security, like it used to be when I was little and we would fly. Those days are long gone when it comes to air travel. It was lovely to experience it at the train station.