The Big Chill 1/30/12

The tropical rainbow hugged the horizon as I stepped onto the balcony for coffee.  The lush, vibrant colors were a stark contrast to the cold and wind I felt.  Mother Ocean lay ice blue and shivering, her goosebump ripples sliding in slow and quiet onto the beach.  Not a cloud in sight, only the silver streaks of contrails.  As the rainbow stripes faded, one spot on the skyline intensified --  pink to blush to tangerine.  Then a burst of light energy and warmth as Sunbella topped the plane, and the day begins.