A Meadowview, VA Hayfield At Sunrise

The sun rising over a southwestern Virginia hayfield.

Today's picture features a hayfield in Meadowview, Virginia at the start of what turned out to be yet another unseasonably hot day for this time of year. I have always been an early riser, and I have recently discovered that early morning is my favorite time of the day for taking pictures.

Why? Well, everything always smells so fresh at sunrise! The cool night air breathes new life into the world, especially now as autumn has begun to take its toll on the plants and trees of southwestern Virginia. I have a feeling that we might not have a very pretty fall this year because many of the trees have already started shedding their leaves - a few here, a few there, and before I even noticed it several of the trees in my neighborhood have already become half-bare. I guess we'll just have to wait and see how the rest of them fare.

But even with the leaves making an early exit, I can always count on everything looking and smelling a little fresher around sunrise. Of course the sun soon begins to climb higher and higher into the sky until the heat of the day finally overcomes the freshness of the morning, making plants and humans alike begin to wilt. But we can always look forward to "in the morning" when crisp, cool air has once again regained the upper hand. Sometimes it's good to get up at the crack of dawn.

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