4 AM

I woke up this morning at 4 AM to the sound of birds outside my bedroom window.  Often times when I wake to the sounds of fowl its because there are a couple gregarious and obnoxious crows fighting over my neighbor Wally's squirrel food stash.  This morning, however, the morning chorus was filled with Robins, Finch, a Cardinal, a Blue Jay, and Morning Doves.  Having been raining for days and days, there was a thick fog over everything which made the song sound like it was coming out of some great abyss.  It was haunting, but lovely and I decided to lay awake and listen for a bit.  As much as I love sleeping, this has been a magnificent morning.  Now back to sleep...