this morning

marked a new start. the drive was especially wonderful today. it looked like the mountain to the east was a volcano because the clouds matched the colors of the shadows perfectly; the powerful, unmoving rocks of deep gray-blue melded with the constantly shifting vapors in the sky and the pale gold of the sun peeked through in an ever-changing dance of dawn. there was just the slightest hint of pink hanging on the edges of the sky. subtle twinkles on the bay to my right, and as i turned to face the sun the heavy hanging clouds over mexico moved to the side to make room for the crisp morning. it was the perfect start to a new day, which in itself is a new start.