With a lot of clouds in the morning sky, it was a question of whether the sun would make it through or not. Luckily, it found a small window of opportunity. And we got a nice sunrise… before it disappeared again for the rest of the day.

Towards the end of the sunrise, I found another beautiful crab apple tree…
made a nice silhouette photos, as well as some beautiful floral shots with a nice morning glow.

What started out as a perfectly clear morning quickly changed as planes were leaving faint contrails through the sky… and as they dissipate, they kinda become fake clouds?! Another beautiful morning nonetheless.

With some big clouds moving around, there was a nice window of opportunity for a beautiful sunrise this morning.

And a few dandelions here & there glistening with morning dew.

All too soon, that one large cloud moved in… ready to take over the morning sky.

With the sun pretty much obliterated by the large cloud, I was pleased when it broke through just long enough to highlight these spring leaves & flowers.

And just when I thought the sunrise beauty was over…
sun rays came streaming through the clouds. Gorgeous.

Sure this morning was a downpour… so I rolled over and went back to sleep.
But yesterday… the clouds were rolling through and “threatening” rain. I dodged the majority of it, but felt a couple sprinkles. I especially love when you can actually see the rain falling from the clouds… and it’s NOT on me!!!

After the sprinkles… after the rain… the clouds were still lingering blocking
any chance of a real sunrise. Instead we got wonderful drama!

Either way you look at it… backwards or forwards…
it was a beautiful morning sunrise to kick-off Palindrome Friday!

Another beautiful morning ride. A few more low-flying clouds for the sun to play with…
and if you look close, a lot more birds. Low-flying lines of mergansers migrating across the lakefront.

With one small band of clouds in the sky this morning, it was fun to watch the sun pass behind and change with every layer. Also nice to see some small leaves popping out on the trees!

Headed south this morning I was flying.
So quiet. So fast. Feeling strong.

When I stopped, the lake was choppy and the waves were crashing.
So much fun!

It wasn’t until I turned around to pedal home that I realized how incredibly windy
it was this morning. Let’s just say, the ride home I didn’t feel so strong..
or pedaling so fast!!!

With a chill in the air, it was nice to not have the wind this morning.
Just a clear sky and quiet ripples on the lake. Beautiful… yet still chilly.