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October 5, 2016
Travel

Sunrise on the Atlantic

sunrise over the Atlantic ocean in Cocoa Beach, Florida

Sunrise, sunrise. Looks like mornin’ in your eyes.

The ocean holds a special place of magic in my heart because we don’t have them in Colorado. There is an extra dose of the beauty that I don’t get to see everyday. That magic really does do magical things when it gets into my blood – like make me suggest waking up for the sunrise. I am not a morning person in any sense of the definition. Working for myself has only solidified the lifestyle I so contently hold onto of staying up past midnight & awaking on my own mid morning. Being that I am good with directions & have a thing for new experiences, I knew the only way to get the sun over that Atlantic Ocean was to wake up early for sunrise.

So I woke up early for sunrise. And I walked to the beach wearing what I wore to bed, throwing on a hat to help tame the bed head that lurked beneath. I yawned more times than I could count but I awed twice as many. With each minute the colors would change as more of the sunlight would disperse into the day. I watched the ocean as the waves continued to crash on the shore. I watched the birds run around & fly into the sunrise as if they knew just how magical this time of day was.

And I watched the people, the rest of us that gathered to watch such a thing. Some sitting. Some walking. Some jogging. But all here together at the dawn of a new day.

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  1. Emily says

    October 5, 2016 at 6:21 am

    Great shots!I love the one of the sunrise peeking over the bank of grasses.

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    • Oak & Oats says

      October 5, 2016 at 9:23 am

      Thanks so much! I loved the beaches there – they were so natural!

      Reply
  2. Meg McIlvaine says

    October 5, 2016 at 9:12 am

    These photos are magical. Like really really.

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    • Oak & Oats says

      October 5, 2016 at 9:17 am

      Thanks Megs!!! Maybe we can do it again when we go back and take sunrise pictures together!!

      Reply
  3. Kate says

    October 5, 2016 at 11:08 am

    Breathtakingly beautiful!! Love the early morning sunrises. You did an amazing job of capturing the oceans beauty

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    • Oak & Oats says

      October 5, 2016 at 11:36 am

      Thank you so much for your encouragement Kate!

      Reply
  4. Samantha says

    October 6, 2016 at 7:51 am

    These are so great Beth! The light is beautiful! and I Love that hat!

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    • Oak & Oats says

      October 11, 2016 at 5:13 pm

      Thanks so much Sam! The light was stunning!

      Reply
  5. Stacia says

    October 19, 2016 at 3:29 pm

    Sunrises are so beautiful! I don’t watch them often enough (though I’m up before them a decent amount, you just can’t see them well from my house.)

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    • Oak & Oats says

      October 19, 2016 at 5:00 pm

      hahah! I love that! I only did it for the colors! I love sunsets way more – the time is so much more my kind of time! hahah

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  6. amy smith says

    October 21, 2016 at 10:15 am

    beach-sunrises are the best right?

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    • Oak & Oats says

      October 24, 2016 at 10:42 am

      YES! Oh man. It was magical!

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