THE VIEW

Did you know that the position where the sun rises and the sun sets changes depending on the time of year?  

If you haven't noticed (hehe) I've been paying attention to the sun.  It all started in mid May when I moved.  I became acutely aware of the amazing downhill view I have from the back of my apartment window.  The sunset gloriously occurred directly behind me every evening.  And the sun rose way less alluringly in the front.  In fact, there's this cute little tree right in front of my house that obstructed the already sad view, therefore I could never see the sun rise from inside.  Plus my apartment is about half way up a hill from the river to the main road in town, so I resigned to the thought that I'd never get a shot of sunrise from indoors.  

BUT much to the surprise of this curious but scientifically underdeveloped 48 year old mind (I obviously did not pay enough attention in science class), I noticed that the sun was setting a little more "left" or south every night.  On a few occasions when I woke up early enough to see the sunrise, I noticed the shift too.  I could actually now see its splendor from a side window.  

So, I looked it up and it's a thing.  I'm sure many of you already know this but I didn't.  I feel like I cracked a code even though it was simply in my own mind and the world has already known it for hundreds of years.  

It took a change of scenery and a growing appreciation to learn something new.  I turned my attention to something I had never really observed before, something that had always been there but simply didn't catch my interest, until recently.

I just want to thank the Son ☀️ (pun and misspelling intended) for ushering me into a new season in my life with such warmth, enlightenment and welcome.  You've been so kind!  ❤️