Sunrise on Lake Superior

It is not too often I get to go into work early. Ok that sounded like I actually like going in early...how about - every once in a while, I have to haul my butt out of bed and go to work early :-) That's better. Today I had a class to set up for at the HBA office on Confined Spaces. The weather today is beautiful. Yes there is lake effect snow blowing all over the place. But the sun was out and it was gorgeous. The sky was a cotton candy pink, striped with baby blue. It reminded me of a soft knitted baby blanket one of my kids had that was pink and blue. But the clouds, they were cotton candy this morning. It was just beautiful. So I stopped at Huron Mountain Bakery and got muffins for the class today. And I got to Marquette a little early. Naturally, I headed to the lake. Who would want to miss something like this?

I swung into Rip Tide Rock parking lot amongst the 3 other cars sitting there with spectators of Gods artwork. As soon as I pulled in, I gasped. My breath caught in my throat. The sun was JUST peeking up over the horizon. So I got out my phone and snapped pictures. Then I took a 2 minute video of the sun coming up. You could actually see it rising. It is quote a feeling to watch something so beautiful that you have no control over. I don't remember a time in my life ever, where the sheer beauty of something brought a lump to my throat. The water was glass...textured glass from the ice chunks drifting quietly all around. The Lake was waking up this morning, she was yawning and stretching and she was just beautiful. (I could only wish I looked that beautiful waking up in the morning, right ladies?)

I hope these pictures let you in on my little morning taste of the lake. I wish I had my better half to enjoy it with but he was hard at work already. The pictures do not do it justice.

I can now cross watching the sunrise off my bucket list. :-)