Heart in the Sky

Mommy and I were up early today to watch the sunrise, and it was very nice out there on the balcony.  The threat of rain was higher for today, so the clouds moving in formed mighty towering and shadowy forms looming on the horizon, the brilliant colors of sunrise illuminating them from behind.

The ocean waters were calm and peaceful, as the colors of sunrise began to appear across the darkened skies.  Pelicans and other birds floated across the ocean waves, looking for food, or possibly just enjoying the sunrise as we were.

Every single morning this happens, the sunrise on the horizon.  We've seen it countless times, but it is always new and there's always a beautiful view that's different from previous ones.  You can see the colors and beauty in a large wider view, or you can zoom in on certain areas and see such spectacular details of the sunrise.

This shot above is just amazing to me, the dark cloud in the foreground, and that emerging wisp of bright orange illuminated by the sunrise.  It reminds me of some supernova in space, but of course it's just an average sunrise here on an average morning.

We sat in silence, letting the sunrise to all the speaking in its quite voice of rolling waves or the faint singing of seagulls.  The wind was calm, and the atmosphere was as always there, serene.

Madison hadn't gotten up yet, and we were both simply up early to go and peek out the balcony.  As the sun wasn't really up yet, the temperatures were not so hot at all, and things were just perfect outside to sit and enjoy the explosions of colors all around us.

That's when we noticed this above, the shape of a heart n the sky.  What's amazing about this heart is that it is a large clearing in the clouds, an opening in the sky that made the familiar shape.

It's like a message to all of us:  I love you.  We shared this on social media, and someone even pointed out that there was an arrow through the heart.  In moments, the shifting clouds that made this image moved inland, and the heart was gone.  But for fleeting moment, and all for us, there it was, a heart in the sky.

Once the big show was over, we were back inside for a while.  Madison woke up not long afterwards, and we were soon watching our KidPak service together on the television there in the living room.  Ba-Ba and Nana were with us, watching our second service of the series "Wildfire," which is our second service of that series, already halfway over with.

So far, we've had for our online services a few series: "Unleashed," "The Quest," "Miracles," and "Faith Over Fear."  We've also had our Summer Xtreme as well.  It's been a long time since we've met in person, and it is disheartening.  Perhaps that's what the heart was for, to encourage us that we can keep going.  In fact, our Pastor in the main service had a wonderful message of encouragement, about being weakened, and about finding a strength inside.  We'll be starting a church fast soon enough.

We were walking along the shoreline today, one more time.  The tidal pools were deep and swirling, and we found a few shells this visit, although there haven't been too many on the sand this trip.  Not like there usually is.  Also, you'll see a surge of sargassum washed up on shore here.  It's gradually appeared over the week, and it's part of the seasonal cycle, something good for the wildlife here.

Madison almost slipped in this tidal pool, as it was a little deep.  She turned and smiled this way for the camera, as Mommy and I were walking along.  The beach was quiet again, just like it is this time of sunset each night.  It got a little crowded during the daylight hours, as it was the weekend and in July.  But not too crowded.  At sunrise and sunset, the beach belongs to us.

Madison spent some time talking with Mommy as we walked along.  It was a nice day, the final one down here for this quick trip.  We're going back tomorrow so Madison can get in her time for taekwondo class.  She's got to get that next rank advancement, otherwise we'd stay here a bit longer.

We found out the start of school was pushed back a week, so there's no rush here.  Actually, that might be the theme of the day - no rush.  We had a nice meal together, as we've had all week.  There was shrimp and pasta, and there was lobster bisque.  There was fish, and of course there were tacos too.  It was a great week for eating.

And it was a good week for baseball.  Our last game we watched tonight was a Braves blowout of the Mets.  Although our pitcher was a bit off, the Mets only managed to get one across the plate.  Meanwhile, we scored fourteen.  It was one of those games you didn't want to be on the losing end of, and fortunately this time, that wasn't us.

Tonight, Ba-Ba and Nana were watching some videos on Disney Plus that were all about the geological background of Europe, and it was actually pretty fascinating.  There was some spelunking, and some exploration of fault lines in Spain as well.  We sat and watched that together, closing out the day.

For the most part, we did a lot of reading today, and there was some writing too.  I was great just sitting there on the balcony, reading, or writing, or just sitting and watching the waves.

Tonight we finished the Bromeliad Trilogy with the last few chapters of "Wings."  The girls loved this series, and that being said, it might not be the last time we read from Terry Pratchett (yay!).  But for the time being, Masklin, Gurder and Angelo have reunited with Grimma, Doracas and the others nomes, and they are all off to a happily ever after.  It was a nice ending, and yes, it was one with frogs.

We prayed tonight as always, and we were asleep not long after that.  It was a nice day today.  We didn't go anywhere, but that's just fine.