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While I used to easily see dramatic sunrises on my Mountain, here I am more likely to catch the gentle pearly colours of early morning clouds, or the mist rising above the mangroves to blanket the mountain on its way to join those clouds.
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Reflections in still water are an added bonus. I spot a solitary pelican sedately cruising over the glassy surface.
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And then maybe it sees me, because it takes off with long deep flaps of those massive wings. And, always amazingly to me, that heavy body becomes airborne.
I apologise to it for disturbing the peace, and for perhaps causing its early rising.