dawn
/dôn,dän/
noun
2. the beginning of a phenomenon or period of time, especially one considered favorable
A new year: an opportunity to set goals and cross them off our list. I love a clean slate…especially after dumpster fire 2020.
I have been thinking about what things from this closure we will take with us into Copine 2.0; (definitely a work in progress since we are so far from re-opening at this point.) I mull over my personal goals for the year…feeling in some ways like time has stood still the last 11 months and somehow simultaneously feeling like I have aged faster than usual? Recent mornings, while I am drinking my coffee, I got to thinking about the dawn in general…
Astronomical dawn begins when the sun is below the horizon in the morning. It is "first light."
Nautical dawn begins when there is enough illumination for sailors to distinguish the horizon at sea.
Civil twilight begins when there is enough light for most objects to be distinguishable, so that some outdoor activities, but not all, can commence.
What do you think?…I feel like we are in the astronomical phase: just a small first light.
But, damn…it sure is beautiful.