Early bird

When I was in the desert last weekend I slept in a room next to a big patio door with no shades, so that when it just started to get light, I woke up. That was beautiful -- dawn over the desert -- and also much earlier than sunrise here, since it's about 200 miles east of here. That got me into a pattern of waking up early, giving me time to write a little before going off to work. Just another benefit of going out of town for a spell.