OH-THOSE EARLY MORNINGS!

I'm certainly not good at getting up early! All my life I have felt that rising before  6-00 was unthinkable;--- It's funny how things change! Last summer was unbearably hot here in Malta, and  if we planned to continue our daily walk it had to be either very early morning or very late evening,-We chose the former.
         Now this means that we rise at---for me, the incredible time of 4-45 ! A quick shower, a piece of fruit,- and out! Still pitch black outside.Rather good though.As we walk along by the sea we greet a very few early morning enthusiasts, their faces looming up suddenly out of the darkness, -they're enjoying their morning jog.We continue along by the sea,  sky melting into it like a swathe of black velvet. There's a sense of mystery- of the unknown- in those dark depths,  a pervading sense of stillness.I feel too though, that somewhere at the very core, is a storehouse of energy,  constantly growing and just waiting to burst out!
     We reach the coffee shop, welcoming with its soft lights and encompassing warmth.Warmth too in the cosy companionship of the   'early morning' group.Berto has already succumbed to the appetising smell of Joe's cheesecakes , and there is more baking on the go downstairs in the kitchen.We give Joe a 'burned off' recording of an old Elvis C.D.(His favourite performer) and conversation turns to music.Next we touch on the question of Malta's surplus supply of 'Swine Flu' vaccine,---but we'll let that one go,----too early in the morning for a 'heavy' discussion!! We move to the huge glass window with our cappuccino, soft Italian music as a backdrop, and ----lo and behold-----outside,-  Daylight has arrived!
     Our return journey is peaceful, a sole fisherman sits at the end of the pier,sky and sea are taking on their light early morning hue,  and everything is still a little sleepy.----and me,----       So glad to have entered into this beautiful early morning , I just feel now that I  haven't lost a single moment of the  day!
                                                                           Mo.

'The time just before dawn contains the most energy of all the hours of the day.This has helped me become an early riser and an early doer-----when I wake to see that it's light out already, I feel like the world has started without me.'---Adabella Radici.