Belated New Year’s Sunrise

First Sunrise of 2012. (From Starr Pass)

Only a couple things rival the sunrise over the mountains: one being sunset over the mountains. I was fortunate enough to be able to catch both on January 1, 2012. Part of the beauty lies in the variety of peaks making each days brilliance slightly different; part in the normally clear, dry skies permitting a full view of the daily show.
 
Yet Another Random, Typical Sunset (From Front Yard)

I’ve found it easy to get lost in staring at both on any given day; particularly sunrises as I’m shuffling around the kitchen getting moving in the mornings. Makes it pretty easy to run a bit late a few days every week.

A bonus the first week of the year: with the record-breaking rains of December the grapefruit tree finally entered the final stretch toward being fully ripe. I plucked one out of impatience:

First Grapefruit of the Season

 
It was a little less than fully ripe but who’s complaining; I had breakfast out of my back yard. Nice.