Daily Photo – Day Break on the Esplanade

The next morning I was up earlier than usual. I had a busy day ahead, but first I wanted to go for a walk while I still had a bit of free time. It was one of those late summer mornings when the light seems to linger longer than usual before the sun finally lifts itself over the eastern horizon, covering everything in a warm orange and yellow glow. The kind of sunrise that tells you, at least weather-wise, it’s going to be a pretty good day. There was a stillness about it all, the sort that only seems to exist at that hour, before the day properly gets underway. The streets were quiet, except for the occasional passing car, and even those seemed in no particular hurry. It felt like the city was easing itself awake, one slow stretch at a time, and for a moment or two, I was quite happy to do the same.