June 23, 2022
Nox woke Bruce up needing to go out at 4:45 am. Bruce moving about woke me up. He took Nox for a walk and when he got back, he asked if I wanted to see the planetary alinement.
I said, “yes.” I quickly got dressed. On the way outside, I grabbed my phone so I could use the Night Sky X app.
Once outside, along the road next to the rig, it was easy to see the moon, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars. Venus was blocked by the tree line, so I suggested we walk to the reservoir.
As we walked towards the reservoir, we reached an open spot along the road. We could see Venus above the tree height. We walked to the edge of the reservoir and enjoyed watching for Mercury on the horizon in the sunrise. I was able to use the Night Sky X app to identify stars and to see when Mercury would be above the horizon.
Unfortunately, there was some clouds on the horizon that hid Mercury.
We watched the sunrise over the water before heading back.
We walked back along the lake. We saw several turtles sticking their heads above water, then disappearing back underneath the water’s surface.
As we crossed the street, we saw an armadillo running across the field into the woods.
A lovely morning walk and well before the heat of the day.
Retirement RV Dream 
Beautiful photos. I keep planning to wake up early to catch the sunrise, but I can’t make it happen in the summer…the night sky app is amazing!
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Thanks. We have found it hard to get up early as well. If Nox hadn’t decided she needed to go out, we wouldn’t have been up. I love the night sky app. Seeing the star information is interesting and I find the man made satellites interesting as well.
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beautiful. I like the armadillo too.
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🙂🙂It disappeared really fast!
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I bet. But you got a couple of good shots before he disappeared.
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🙂
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Julia,
Beautiful photos of the sunrise – thanks for sharing. Time to get out the brushes and paints!
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Thank you!
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These were all beautiful photographs, but my favorite was that wildflower with the sunlight on it! That is gorgeous. What a great sunrise walk!
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It was beautiful. We enjoyed watching the turtles popping their heads up. We were excited to see the armadillo racing past and then into the woods.
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Thank you. Bruce noticed it first and brought it to my attention.
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Agree with Suzasippi about the flower – is it hibiscus?
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Yes, there are several hibiscus plants in the park. This one was just touched by the pink of the sunrise. I thought it was truly lovely when Bruce pointed the flower out.
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While I thought the flower was a hibiscus, one of the parks I was in today identified several wetland plants. The flower is a Rose Mallow.
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