my alarm clock

Alpenglow at sunrise. I pretty much always wake in time to see the stars hide from the sun. About a half hour later, first light hits the high peaks. The dawn chorus now has more birds than I can count, with more arriving each week. The tree swallows and rufus hummingbirds showed up this weekend. In a month, I'll be watching for the female hummingbirds by the compost. Every spring I watch them catching small gnats or fruitflys. I suspect she must have a nest of chicks or needs extra protein to make eggs. There is just so much going on in the morning, sleep seems irreverent