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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.

sunrise over the Atlantic ocean in Cocoa Beach, Florida
sunrise over the Atlantic ocean in Cocoa Beach, Florida
sunrise over the Atlantic ocean in Cocoa Beach, Florida
sunrise over the Atlantic ocean in Cocoa Beach, Florida
sunrise over the Atlantic ocean in Cocoa Beach, Florida
sunrise over the Atlantic ocean in Cocoa Beach, Florida
sunrise over the Atlantic ocean in Cocoa Beach, Florida
sunrise over the Atlantic ocean in Cocoa Beach, Florida
sunrise over the Atlantic ocean in Cocoa Beach, Florida
sunrise over the Atlantic ocean in Cocoa Beach, Florida
sunrise over the Atlantic ocean in Cocoa Beach, Florida
sunrise over the Atlantic ocean in Cocoa Beach, Florida
sunrise over the Atlantic ocean in Cocoa Beach, Florida
sunrise over the Atlantic ocean in Cocoa Beach, Florida
sunrise over the Atlantic ocean in Cocoa Beach, Florida
sunrise over the Atlantic ocean in Cocoa Beach, Florida
sunrise over the Atlantic ocean in Cocoa Beach, Florida
sunrise over the Atlantic ocean in Cocoa Beach, Florida
sunrise over the Atlantic ocean in Cocoa Beach, Florida
sunrise over the Atlantic ocean in Cocoa Beach, Florida
sunrise over the Atlantic ocean in Cocoa Beach, Florida
sunrise over the Atlantic ocean in Cocoa Beach, Florida
sunrise over the Atlantic ocean in Cocoa Beach, Florida
sunrise over the Atlantic ocean in Cocoa Beach, Florida

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8 years ago

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

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Reply to  Emily
8 years ago

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

8 years ago

These photos are magical. Like really really.

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Reply to  Meg McIlvaine
8 years ago

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

Kate
8 years ago

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

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Reply to  Kate
8 years ago

Thank you so much for your encouragement Kate!

8 years ago

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

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Reply to  Samantha
8 years ago

Thanks so much Sam! The light was stunning!

8 years ago

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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Reply to  Stacia
8 years ago

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