Reason #3549 to live in the country: waking up to sunrises like this:

Just about to break over the horizon

About 10 minutes later

(Click on them to see them in full-sized glory.)

Living in town for several years, I’d forgotten how much it puts you in a fish bowl. Neighbor buildings blocked the view for 2-3 hours every morning and night.  Now when I get up at dawn to let the chickens out, I get to watch the sunrise.  They’re not all as cool as this one, but they’re great to see.

(Major kudos to anyone who knows where I got the title of this post.)