It has been very long since I woke up at 4.30, made a dash for my car without brushing my teeth or hair, sleep not yet out of my eyes, in my sleeping clothes....to welcome the morning in the desert....
Today, after long, I ended my daze! Woke up at 4.30 and grabbed my camera...and ran to my car before I changed my mind. Good chance to experiment with the manual functioning of my new Canon, I thought happily, as I drove, windows down, towards the Hatta Road. No traffic, no cops and no risk of beingf run over, I stopped over the bridge that connects Oud Mehta Road to the Business Bay and fiddled with my camera...well, the long and short is that I am still pretty bad with the manual shoots, so I made up with few auto-shots of cars racing on the Garhoud Road and the dim skyline of Dubai...the joy of being able to stop in the middle fo the road and being hauled up for it is enough adrenaline....so, the coffee I grabbed at the Emarat (along with a cheese croissant0 tasted YUM.
But, but...but then I realised there were others like me and had always been, early risers, rushing to the desert or a long drive, sleep forgotten, intent o grabbing a bit of activity before the sun came up and destroyed all hopes of a long drive...
At once I felt one with all....long ago, I was a part of this morning, every Friday and Saturday, greeted bikers all geared up for their mountain biking, off-roaders getting their act together for their for their dare-devilry on the sands...I was a glad to be of the morning again.....
Life is good.....
4 comments:
Have you posted the pics in the blog for us to see the desert in the morning and judge your photographic skills too?
Early morning drive on an empty with windows down with high expectations is itself an attractive thing. I can visualise it from the way you have written.
Sure Life is good at your end!!
a serene sense of joy all over ...
Namaste.....
Life is what you make it. In life one always have questions, I call them the 5 Y's, Who, What, When Where, and Why. Once asked one has to be still to get the answer, be open to understand its meaning, brillant to know how to apply its teachings in the right way, at the right time, for the right reason and generous in spirit and heart to pass on the knowledge along to those that will know its value.
Peace.
just came here thru Partha, and i am glad :)
the way u describe is beautiful, really loved the excitement thou im not a morning person at all!! lets be in touch, im adding u to my bloggers list
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