The past several mornings have greeted the day with dazzling sunrises but this morning there’s a strong effort by the clouds to shield the sun from appearing.

At least the cardinals are not holding back: two sang to me around 5:00 AM while it was still dark outside; I stood in the kitchen listening. When I let the dogs out at 7:50 AM after their breakfast, there were several cardinals around the yard.

It’s a full morning of researching. The dogs are already spread out across my study, returned to the slumber that their stomachs interrupted just a few minutes earlier.

Whatever your day holds, make it a great day!