Greeting the day

Although Arizona as a political entity and a landscape is not on the upper end of my “love” list, it does have some nice points.

The first day I was depressed by the cloudless sky, because you need clouds for interesting dawns and sunsets. But at 0719 on the Tuesday, I was on a customer call when I looked out the window and saw an actual fiery sky. So, headsets on, I stepped outside to take a few shots. 

The remaining mornings I went out to a clear spot to get a view unobstructed by prefab houses.

I waited and waited and waited for these feathery clouds to turn pink: 

 

And then these birds flew into my shot:

Whaddaya think? Too much sunrise?

Nope.