Right?!? I had the same thought and took a photo with the sun aligned a bit more with the hut. 😅

Sunrise, Thursday, 30 July from Wainui Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand. Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️

Sunrise, Wednesday, 29 July from Wainui Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand. Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️

Morning, Tuesday, 28 July, from Okitu Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand. Cloudy skies; the rising sun is somewhere behind. Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️

Sunrise, Monday, 27 July from Wainui Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand. Kia pai tō wiki / Have a great week. ☀️

Sunrise, Saturday, 25 July, from Wainui Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand. Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️

Sunrise, FRIDAY, 24 July from Wainui Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand. Can you see the tōrea pango / Black Otstercatcher there on the rock? Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️

Sunrise, Wednesday, 22 July from Wainui Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand. Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️

Sunrise, Monday, 20 July, from Wainui Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand. Cloudy skies with a tiny hint of the sun poking through. Kia pai tō wiki / Have a good week ☀️

Sunrise, Sunday, 19 July, from Wainui Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand. Surf is PUMPING with big, clean swells and the local crew is out, with one headed down to join the others on dawn patrol. Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️

The Heart of the Galaxy above the backyard last night. After some middle of the night swirling fog, just before dawn Matariki (aka The Pleiades) rises (circled) above the horizon. Dark sky New Zealand East Coast.

Sunrise, Saturday, 18 July from Wainui Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand. Foggy and chilly morning (and high tide). I thought I’d mix it up a little with portrait mode this morning. Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️

Sunrise, FRIDAY, 17 July from Wainui Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand. Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️

Sunrise, Thursday, 16 July, from Wainui Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand. Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️

Sunrise, Wednesday, 15July, from Wainui Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand. Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️

Sunrise, Monday, 13 July from Wainui Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand. Kia pai tō wiki / Have a good week ☀️

Sunrise, Sunday 12 July, from Wainui Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand. Sorry, forgot to post earlier; I’m working a (holiday 🫤) weekend clinic all day. Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️

Sunrise, Sunday, 5 July, from Wainui Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand. Dramatic and beautiful skies this morning but the light/dark/colour contrasts don’t reproduce well on iPhone unfortunately. Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️.

Sunrise, Saturday, July 4, from Wainui Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand. Happy (?) Independence Day America. Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️

Sunrise, FRIDAY, 3 July, from Wainui Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand. It’s been a while since I’ve posted. Late (winter) sunrises and LOTS of cloudy mornings have contributed to that. Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️

Sunrise, Tuesday, 23 June, from Wainui Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand. Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️

Sunrise, Sunday, 21 June, from Wainui Beach,Aotearoa / New Zealand. It’s SOLSTICE, the shortest day of the year but they’re about to become longer. 🥰 A group of swimmers is taking a “sunrise” solstice plunge 🥶 Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️

Sunrise, Saturday, 20June, from Wainui Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand. Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️

Stormy morning, FRIDAY, 19 June from Wainui Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand. Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️ (and bring on the weekend)

Sunrise, Thursday, 18 June, from Wainui Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand. Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️

Sunrise, Wednesday, 17 June, from Wainui Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand. Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️

The Milky Way from the back yard last night - a new moon night. (I stopped the video when the clouds rolled in)

Sunrise, Tuesday, 16 June from Wainui Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand. Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️

Pre-sunrise views from my before work beach walk

Pre-sunrise, Monday, 15 June from Wainui Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand. “Sunrise” was hidden behind those clouds and much duller, so I’m posting this instead. Kia it a pai tō wiki / Have a great week.