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Tired Sunrise

When I got up this morning I walked out to see how the sunrise was looking – and just had to laugh. You know how there are some mornings you wish you didn’t have to get out of bed? I think the sun was having that kind of morning, looks like he is struggling a little – it was just a tired sunrise this morning:

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February 24, 2008 - Posted by | ExPat Life, Kuwait, sunrise series, Weather

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  1. Good Morning to you πŸ˜€

    One question for you this morning, is the sun “male” in English?!

    kinano's avatar Comment by kinano | February 24, 2008 | Reply

  2. Good morning, Kinan!

    Hmmm. No. And maybe. Yes. That is, we don’t have the same male and female designations as Arabic and the romance language. But I think about songs, and yeh, I think deep in our unconscious, we think of the sun as male, and then there is “Ol’ man river” and a ship is usually “she” so . . . . GREAT question, Kinan.

    intlxpatr's avatar Comment by intlxpatr | February 24, 2008 | Reply

  3. Another beautiful shot… you make me want to get up early and go the waterfront! Of course, I probably won’t. I tend to be more of a sunset kinda guy! Nice work! πŸ˜€

    Fat Jeff's avatar Comment by Lofter | February 24, 2008 | Reply

  4. It is interesting – I know English is not gender-differentiating but in colloquial usage male/female pronouns are always used to designate inanimate objects and it confuses me sometimes. So thanks for clearing it up a bit for me πŸ™‚

    Interesting thing is that the Sun is female in Arabic; however, most of the ancient deities of the Sun throughout the history of this region were Male…

    kinano's avatar Comment by kinano | February 24, 2008 | Reply

  5. Sunset . . . getting sleepy . . . yep, definitely a morning kind a gal! I may never get to live on the water again, Lofter, so I treasure each day, each sunrise over the magnificent gulf.

    Yeh, Kinan, my explanation was clear as mud! I guess I should have given you a staight “I don’t know!”

    intlxpatr's avatar Comment by intlxpatr | February 24, 2008 | Reply

  6. The gulf is, indeed, magnificent in your photographs. While the lake that the loft is near would only rarely be described as such, the infinite array of colors it reflects as the sun slowly sinks beneath it is definitely breathtaking!
    When I was young, my family lived along the Gulf of Mexico. I remember the times spent on the beach, with sand in everything, so fondly. I always loved the smell of the ocean, and the feel of it in the air. I doubt I’ll ever live along the coast again, so try to enjoy it enough for both of us!
    Maybe we should set up a correspondence course, teaching each other how to be ‘morning/evening’ persons! LOL! πŸ˜€

    Fat Jeff's avatar Comment by Lofter | February 24, 2008 | Reply

  7. When I live on the West coast, we savor the sun setting, too, Lofter! As for a course . . . don’t you think we are kind of hard-wired to be one or the other?

    intlxpatr's avatar Comment by intlxpatr | February 25, 2008 | Reply

  8. Are you saying that I, an old dog, can’t learn a new trick? LOL! I would say you are probably correct, although I have reviewed a good many of my photographs (such as the one in my last post) and found that I have about an equal amount of rises as I do sets… so perhaps I’m more balanced than I suspected… which is a frightening thought, if I do say so myself!

    Fat Jeff's avatar Comment by Lofter | February 25, 2008 | Reply


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