First Sunrise

I never thought I'd say this but: 4AM couldn't come early enough. I'm a Florida born boy so I always had a spectacular sunrise. Every morning I could stroll down the golf course in my hometown and watch the color splashed sky reach out and hug the world. This was a sight I saw so often I stopped looking. If you're a Springfield resident, you know that you can't afford to take a good sunrise for granted.

So here's my general quest: search out the best places to watch the sunrise, and document any early morning events that may occur along the way. Today's destination was a pedestrian overpass near Sunset (get it?) and Freemont.  L.E. Meador park had a poor view of the rising sun. The horizon was pretty well blocked by trees, and the sky was drowned in city lights, but as morning began to peek it's sleep nose over the blanket of the night sky I snapped a few pictures of the first sunrise in Springfield on this blog.

I also took a few pictures of my buddy Polo. He loved the three hour walk through the city at dark. The only sounds were the patter of his paws, the thumping of my feet, and the occasional car driven by some person who is crazy enough to be awake.