Morning

"When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love."


Marcus Aurelius (Roman Emperor 161-180 AD.   He was the last of the good Emperors, and his death in 180 is said to mark the end of the Pax Romana.


Extra!   Above a shop door in Sciennes, Edinburgh.    I am not "Gentry"!