Morning Unfolds

The moon has been glorious this past cycle. It is starting to wane now (which will make sleeping a more reasonable expectation) and it hangs around in the morning sky:

The mists hung in the pastures this morning in a more warmer-weather manner:

Until the sun came over the hill and burned them up:

Still looking pretty brown, though. So...we turn to the orchid for inspiration:

Or, we visit Sarah's blog for some south of the border color infusion. This is worth a look/read, oh ye northern people deprived of the full spectrum of UV light for the past six months.

And yes, John and I are going there (Mexico) this Saturday for a week-long visit! Can't wait. I'll take lots of colorful pictures and bring them to you via this blog--promise.