Since I find cemeteries peaceful places to be, I wonder if what seems spooky, especially around Halloween, is just nature watching over nature. Check out the center tree. 😊 #MetaphoricalSunrise #DifferentPerspective #HavingFunWithEditing #TeamLight

"Guard Dog on Duty" by Annette Croad

A sunrise can color one's entire day when something about it cues a state of mind, a direction, or an action. 😊 #sunrise #Donegal #Ireland #LookForMeaning #TeamLight
"Sunrise Buncrana Pier" by Greg Clarke (CC BY 2.0); edited by 'Nettie. Original: Flickr.

Framing our view of the sunrise, is a perfect time to recalibrate our life-balance and plan the day! 😊 #sunrise #Germany #BlackForest #LifeBalance #PlanTheDay #TeamLight
"Baiersbronn sunrise from Hotel Bareiss" by RB Photo (CC BY 2.0); edited by 'Nettie. Original: Flickr.

The up, up, and away birds capture our eyes first in this lively sunrise over the Atlantic. 😊 #sunrise #Delaware #priority #TeamLight
"Early Risers at Cape Henlopen" by Andrew Parlette (CC BY 2.0); edited by 'Nettie. Original: Flickr.

A glance at the garden, and Nature spoke to me: We may shrink physically, but the volume of our spirit is our choice to make! 😊 #MetaphoricalSunrise #AhaMoment #ReadingTheSigns #SpiritShine #TeamLight

"A Star at any Stage" (2026) by Annette Croad

Dawn is exciting; this one in Jacksonville could have us wondering what bridges we'll cross today! 😁 #sunrise #Florida #anticipation #FromHereToThere #TeamLight
"311" by wilB (CC BY 2.0); edited by 'Nettie. Original: Flickr.

This sunrise extends a clear invitation to rise up and Be. Let's accept! 😁 #sunrise #Maine #NewOpportunity #SayYesToBe #TeamLight
"Rockland fishing boat at sunrise" by Susan Bell (CC BY 2.0); edited by 'Nettie. Original: Flickr.

Call me crazy, but I find cemeteries creatively inspiring places to be! 😊 #MetaphoricalSunrise #ThePositiveLens #CueTheNew #TeamLight

"Direction Sign" by Annette Croad

Just a thought that might resonate with others...

Until we see beyond the bunkers of fear and self-interest to the rolling plains of empathy and compassion for those our actions affect, we will have the world we see today.

Why not do our part to make the landscape safer? 😊
#TeamLight

The gray is only temporary; this sunrise wills a brighter day! 😊 #sunrise #BrighterDay #Determination #TeamLight

"Cloudy sky reflected on the calm water of the Lake Võrtsjärv, Valma, Viljandimaa, Estonia, June 2019" by Sergei Gussev (CC BY 4.0); edited by 'Nettie. Original: Flickr.

At sunrise, we join a feathered gatecrasher at the races! 😁 #sunrise #NewOpportunity #TeamLight
"Reno Balloon Races 9-10-2011 - 83" by Wheeler Cowperthwaite (CC BY 2.0); edited by 'Nettie. Original: Flickr.

The iconic bell tower building at Pemaquid Light, shown before heavy storm damage in 2024, was restored within eight months! 😊 #sunrise #Maine #NewDay #Opportunity #Will #TeamLight
"Pemaquid Point at dawn." by Susan Bell (CC BY 2.0); edited by 'Nettie. Original: Flickr.

I told good buddies, Repetition and Reconfiguration, that I thought my shot of seasonal foliage could be more; and they made it into a handsome hanging planter! For the castle, y'know. 😁 #MetaphoricalSunrise #AhaMoment #UseWhatYouHave #TeamLight

"Imperial Planter" by Annette Croad

Sunrise is a good model for how everything happens...gradually. 😊 #sunrise #Maine #NatureAsTeacher #TeamLight
"Camden Hills State Park Sunrise" by Andy Thrasher (Public domain CCO 1.0); edited by 'Nettie. Original: Flickr.

A connected rooftop garden in the shape of a ship carries us off into the new day! 😊 #sunrise #TeamLight
"Marina Bay Sands resort reflected in the water during sunrise, Singapore, February 2019" by Sergei Gussev (CC BY 2.0); edited by 'Nettie. Original: Flickr

My 26" x 36" mini-mural near the computer reminds me all year of how it feels to be in the midst of nature. It is time-release Rx as I navigate day-to-day life, mostly inside. #MetaphoricalSunrise #AhaMoment #NatureHeals #TeamLight

"September Creek" by Annette Croad

Nature is the original Old Master artist, we think...unsure of our exact location but certain that we are standing in Beauty! 😊 #dawn #NatureAsArtist #TeamLight
"Before sunrise" by Tomsk (CC BY 4.0); edited by 'Nettie. Original: Flickr.

Starting the day in a safe harbor steadies the mind, which can make the day! 😊 #sunrise #CoastalMaine #FoundationIsEverything #TeamLight
"An amazing sunrise......just not today :)" by Susan Bell (CC BY 2.0); edited by 'Nettie. Original: Flickr.

From Maine's Cutler Coast Public Reserved Land, we see that the early light is far-reaching today! 😊 #sunrise #ShineTheDistance #TeamLight
"Downeast Sunrise" by Andy Thrasher (Public domain); edited by 'Nettie. Original: Flickr.

Beep, beep! Luminosity coming through! There's no holding back the day over Yellowstone National Park; but, then, who would want to! 😁 #sunrise #Wyoming #NewDay #TeamLight