Sunrise

Shasnownee Point , Grand Canyon.

You have to know where this place is, to be able to find it. It is not marked on any of the maps you get here while visiting the park.

There is about a 1mile hike ,once you know where to park the car.

Sunni & I got up early Saturday morning to drive out here, walked the mile in the dark, with a flashlight just so we could be there when the sun came up.

It was all worth it! I got some great shots as the sun slowly rose beyond the canyon. As I watched grandfather sun come up ever so slowly at first, then "he" seemed to pick up a little speed, & before you knew it Grandfather had the sky ablaze with reds,oranges & yellows. The "layers" of canyon walls took on tints of the same colors. I sat there thinking about how we all need to give thanks for the day that is to begin, to give thanks that we are alive & can enjoy life and all it has to offer us. To be thankful for the friends we all have, the friends we see almost every day & the friends that are far away. They are a gift from the Creator, & we should be able to tell our friends how grateful we are that they have crossed our path ,for they have helped us become who we are meant to be. One never knows how long a friend will stay in one's life. It could be a season, a year or a lifetime. I only know that I feel richer in spirit for having known them ,even if they only touch our lives for a moment in our lifetime.

So, to all my friends I am forever grateful that you have come into my life! You have all enriched my life in one way or another. To all the "friends" I have not yet meant I know in my heart you too will touch my life. I can only hope that I have also touched you my friends, in one form or another,as we journey on this road of life.

May your heart be glad, let that smile & laughter be part of your life, may you spirit be filled with tenderness & love. May your soul be set free. May you walk tall & speak your truth,& may you listen with your heart to hear others speak there truth.

I came across a quote the other day that has been in my mind since I read it. This was said by a great man.

" All things are connected.Whatever befalls the earth befalls the children of the Earth." by Chief Seattle

We are all connected my friends.