The Gift

Rising early this morning, I saw a pinkness in the sky, so I grabbed my little camera and threw on some clothes.
Quietly I took the stairs to the lake, enjoying the feeling of stillness and solitude.   No one else was stirring, and I had this beauty all to myself.

I sat on the end of our dock, soaking in the colors.  I wanted to get a shot from close to the water, so I sat my camera on the wooden planking and aimed toward the horizon.

I pressed the shutter, and then looked up....the three sandhill cranes had not made a single sound.  I had no idea they were flying by when I took this photo.   So even though I'd like to take credit for framing this, it was totally a gift.

This photo is SOOC....I couldn't improve it anyway.