a nice early-early morning

rained at the house overnite,, wasn't sure about this morning's sunrise with the forecast calling for heavy thunderstorms-- they were wrong--yippee .. at the beach before dawn with Venus in blue jeans in the east sky-- Venus will be out all month before dawn.. ..a 'Hamburger Sunrise' --between 2 clouds-- this morning.. beach was empty down at the west end at 40th street when I got there with only a few dog-walkers showing up as I was leaving on this Columbus Day Holiday weekend.. must be the local bike-a-thons keeping everyone away.. bicycles will be all over the place at this yearly event-- they are multiplying--yikes .. saw a few out and about on the drive home.. did our run down to Costco and the whatever.. snapped a few planes coming in to the airport near the mall...  Results for this weekend's US Open King Mackerel Tournament US Open King Mac Tournament Results link

before dawn with Venus high in the East Sky

Moon in the West sky at daw

sea-foam at the water's edge

Hamburger Sunrise between 2 low clouds

just above the horizon

a few 40th street beach 'regulars'

looking out over the marsh toward N Myrtle Beach

Crepe Myrtle

Turkey Buzzard flyover