Finally, A Sunrise to Watch

After five days of trying to watch the sun rise, I've finally managed to get a glimpse of the red through the snow clouds this Sunday. Can you imagine the thrill I went through while rushing through the kitchen (yes, I am lucky enough to have an east-facing kitchen in this flat), opening the window in hope and finally getting my reward for a week of rising way too early and seeing just one sunrise in those six days?

Even better, half an hour later even the Sun itself showed up between the branches of the tree in its way and awarded me with my first real sunrise watch since it all started. Everything seems so much better now. I've instantly begun to sing a "sun song" in my mind and started to look forward to the rest of my day. (You know when a song sticks to your thoughts and you can't get rid of it through the whole day? For me, lately they're all songs that mention the sun. Today it was a U2 sun, though I can't remember which one exactly - I'll surely share them all with you in the days to come - they have quite a bit.;)

Now, it doesn't matter that I have loads of studying and essay writing to do, it doesn't matter that I'm scared as hell as what my future years will look like. I've seen the Sun. I can't really explain it, but it somehow charged my emotional batteries. (It definitely comes from two or more months of the winter that's behind me. Can't wait to finally see spring!) I think I'll probably extend the #10 on my 101 in 1001 list and continue to wake up and watch the sun rise for as long as I can. It's getting harder, though - the days are getting longer and the sun's getting up couple of minutes earlier every day. I'll soon have to chase it through the mist of rising even earlier, but hey, it surely is worth it. I'll just make sure tho check the weather prognosis in advance.

And I've just found out that this Monday is the first one to have daylight for 10 whole hours in my country. I'll make sure I use them all well.:)

Sunrise Watch (Day Three)

My "sunrise watch" every morning turned out totally different than I expected. Like this morning - the sky was just gray all over! There was no sun, no moon, no anything. I was awake at the "real" time of the sunrise, but saw nothing. And now, does it count as watching the sun rise or not? It does feel like it, but... I am counting it, but will do my best to replace these misty days with some real sunrise watching.

Why the sunrise watch? Well, it coincides with me waking up earlier (at 7) every morning to study for my upcoming exams, but, more honestly, I guess it all just comes from my watching the sunsets all my life. Haven't had that much of sunrises, though. Also, there's that urge to do something (at the moment, anything) considered at least a bit challenging, and, well, waking every day at 7 (and not having to go to work) to study and watch the sun does feel challenging. And, as always, there's that little blogging voice that said it all before - Leo@Zen Habits, in this case.

Waking up early - and doing stuff in the misty mornings - has already proven to be a great way to start my day. Sure, I'm still working on not feeling tired early in the evenings because of this, but I've realized - once again - that I am, in fact, a natural early riser. Add that... misty morning feeling, when everyone's still asleep and you get no distractions whatsoever, and it truly does make a great start.

Just to add to that, I'm already having plans on going some adventurous sunrise watching - this Saturday I'm going to see the sun rise between the spires of the Zagreb cathedral. (It's number 98 on my 101 in 1001 challenge list. :) It should really, really be fun. An uncle of mine used to take pictures of sunrises every day for a while, also at one interesting monument in Rijeka. (More about that later, when I have my photos to show. ;) It's almost like... the ancient times, when the Sun did control everyone's lives, and those tiny, most important seconds of the day were celebrated like almost nothing else.

(Eh, I do remind myself I'm a romantic, too, at times like these.;)