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Desert Skies…

This post is in response to the Daily Post’s Photo Challenge of Rise/Set.

The sunrises and sunsets where I live are out of this world and have played a huge part in me putting my heart back together. It is impossible to look at the amazing colors in the sky and the crazy cloud formations and not feel inspired and humbled at the same time. It feels like every gorgeous morning and evening sky is its own miracle and makes troubles of the heart seem so small.

I started sleeping with my blinds open after my ex-husband and I separated. I would fall asleep looking at the moon or the stars. My bedroom window faces the Rincon Mountains where the sun rises in the morning. It’s not unusual for me to run out into the backyard in my underwear to capture pictures of the sunrise. The colors change and come and go so quickly . Here are a couple of my favorite sunrises:

My oldest son and I chase sunsets together. We call each other Sky Ninjas. We really try to be on our toes if a good one is cooking because they almost seem shorter lived than sunrises. Here are a couple of my favorite Sky Ninja sunsets:

I’m including a couple shots of funky cloud formations for fun because I love them:

Happy Sky Ninja Adventures to all!

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Hi! My name is Corinna. I'm a 45 year old mother of 2 boys, ages 6 and 3. I was married at the tender age of 20, but we started our love affair when we were 18. My story is a very familiar tale of young love that struggles to build a successful life and family, but later self destructs in middle age in a very stereotypical way. I was married for 24 years and my divorce was finalized in 2017. I won't go into the details of my marriage failure in this blog because it's more about my journey to start my new life and to discover who I am apart from the person with whom I spent the majority of my adult life. This blog is also not about abstaining from the male species or dating people other than myself. I simply want to commit to taking myself out on 50, well deserved, first dates and journaling the process. There may be juicy stories along the way, but you and I will discover that together. Thank you for joining me. ❤️

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      • Nepal has huge skies, up in the mountains. One day I’ll go back. Its odd how some skies can be said to be huge when the horizon and distance one sees is similar worldwide assuming there isn’t an awful smog blocking the view. That’s what I think, it may be nonsense, but I don’t think so.I must research!

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      • I just think it has to do with surroundings and what is blocking the view. I know the skies in the western states feel so huge compared to the east coast, but it probably has a lot to do with the open space factor…definitely worth a google search for the why… 😁

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