When I was a kid my parents often said “the world belongs to early risers”… « Le monde appartient à ceux qui se lèvent tôt » seemed more profound somehow… Anyway, either from that or from my own disposition, I tend to enjoy getting up early. And this morning, in the wee hours outside, the air was crisp, the sky clear and illuminated by the waning moon and many many stars. I am grateful for the beauty I got to admire this morning.