"All the windows of my heart, I open to the day!" -John Greenleaf Whittier

One of the reasons I like to wake up early here is due to the spectacular sky-views from my bedroom window.  My host-family finds it odd that I sleep with my blinds open at night, but to wake up to a sight like this...  

or this...

and especially this..!

I wouldn't miss it for the world!