Being Somewhere Else

To wake up to this kind of view. It makes you feel, different. Quite alive. Thrilled about what the day will bring. Full of anticipation.

This is Austria. The view from the balcony of the house we have rented. This is the view for two weeks. The light of the sun on the side of the mountains opposite is as uplifting as anything can be. The sound of life, of birds singing. Also human noise. Intrusive noise. The gentle whirring of the first cablecar gondolas going in to position is gentle intrusion. The cars on the one road thought the valley, less gentle. A helicopter as well.

How can I complain? To look out upon this all with the first coffee of the morning is such a treat. A privilege. I look forward to what the day and the week will bring. The luck to be able to be somewhere else. Like the sunshine on the side of the mountain, a ray of light.