Still Winter Morning of the Mud Flats

This is a view of the mud flats along the Homer Spit from the base of the spit taken a couple years ago. It looks like the sun is about to rise and I would put this at maybe December or January based on where it is coming up, and probably around 10-10:30 a.m. I never really thought much about where on the horizon the sun rises and sets until I moved up here and there seems to be such a huge difference in where it comes up--more southerly than easterly in the winter it seems.

I love how this photo captures the stillness of morning. Of course, 10:00 is late, but when the sun is just coming up it feels early!