Sunrise in the Outer Banks

Two days in a row I have had the wonderful opportunity to walk on the beach in Emerald Isle early in the morning. Yesterday I walked and wandered for almost 3 hours which resulted in a horrendous sunburn on my neck and shoulders. Its late October, why I am getting sunburn? Today I started out earlier, didn't walk as far and sat on the sand thinking and pondering while the sun struggled to peek out behind heavy clouds. It succeeded a couple of times, spreading yellow and pink light in several directions. Once I looked back and saw the "Jesus Light" streaming down in multi-faceted rays. I call it that because it reminds me of the the rays of light in the old paintings of biblical scenes. Eventually the clouds won and the sun lost so I headed back to the house. Seashell treasures clinking in my pockets, pants wet to the knees, pelicans sweeping over the waves in graceful maneuvers, just beautiful. This morning before my walk we saw a pod of dolphins cutting through the waves like a hot knife through butter. Their unique shapes dark against the blue gray ocean. Although they passed by in a matter of minutes, it was clear we had been touched by their divine essence.