Morning Light

I'm enjoying the early morning light in Colorado. There's a lightness and brightness from the clear air and altitude - colors are crisp and vibrant and edges sharp under the pale blue sky.

There isn't even a hint of a breeze to ruffle the leaves. Just before the summer solstice, the light comes more gradually, intensifying slowly, deepening the contrast between the light and shadow on the tree trunks.

Now, a little gust ripples through the lower branches, then quickly dies away to stillness.