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Bugsy

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Sunrise attempt 1,723. I turn around, and suddenly the leaves are turning. Autumn is in the air. A heck of a beautiful time to catch some sunrises is you need a little extra push. #sunrise #autumn #fallisintheair #upperpeninsula #puremichigan created by Bugsy with Alaskan Tapes's Wake
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Sunrise attempt 1,723. I turn around, and suddenly the leaves are turning. Autumn is in the air. A heck of a beautiful time to catch some sunrises is you need a little extra push. #sunrise #autumn #fallisintheair #upperpeninsula #puremichigan
Sunrise 1,722*. Living life to the fullest is an impossible measure. But attempting to watch sunrise every day, mishap or not, inches just a little closer to that line.

A lot of reflection in the last 72 hours. And though I’ve felt some sads, it’s also some joys. The amount of wonderment I have experienced through a very simple practice, without making excuses when I DID want to sleep in.

Grateful for all the exchanges these last few days. Friday has opened a new chapter of this project and given me no shortage of things to reflect on. The story gets a little better. Thank you!

#sunrise #resolution #lakesuperior #morningritual #upperpeninsula #mondaymotivation
Sunrise 1,720
Sunrise 1,720*
Sunrise 1,720-1
Sunrise 1,719
Sunrise 1 v2
Sunrise 1,719/1,720
Day 1,720 / Sunrise 1,719
Sunrise attempt 1,720

I no longer know how to write this.

Part 2 of Part 2: Every Sunrise

I can’t count the number of times in the last few years, even in 2019 when I hadn’t yet reached 365, I’ve had conversations that go like this…

Someone reads, “Every sunrise since 2019.”

Them:What about if or when X happens?

Me: Every sunrise.

Them: You mean every single sunrise?

Me: Yes, every sunrise.

For four and half years my answer was a simple “Yes, every sunrise.” No ifs, no buts, no asterisks, no exceptions, through sick days, cloudy days, sleepless nights, downpours, and several other mishaps.

That changes now, and I struggle with how to comment on that. I can no longer say “I’ve watched every sunrise since 2019” and for the time being that feels a little unsettling.

Even if I do another thousand consecutive sunrises starting today (no, I m not publicly committing to that), that is still 2,718 and not 2,719.

I have always been strict on the usage of the word “every”. 1,718 out of 1,719 is not every. But to say “almost” when it’s literally a difference of six one-hundredths of a percent, seems entirely unfair to just how awfully close it is to every sunrise.

I took so much pride in saying I have watched EVERY sunrise for the last 4.5 years. To say I’ve watched most sunrises in the last 4.5 years isn’t the same. To say I’ve watched nearly every sunrise for the last 4.5 years isn’t the same. To say I’ve watched practically every sunrise for the last 4.5 years isn’t the same.

Every* now has an asterisk.
Sunrise 1,720
Sunrise 1,720*
Sunrise 1,720-1
Sunrise 1,719
Sunrise 1 v2
Sunrise 1,719/1,720
Day 1,720 / Sunrise 1,719
Sunrise attempt 1,720

I no longer know how to write this.

Part 1 of Part 2: The day After

I think there’s more sad today than there was yesterday. Yesterday had more to do with the shock of it happening.

It’s funny, isn’t it? To think of missing sunrise as “shocking” when it happens every single day. Just this morning, literally billions of people missed the sunrise. I think if you reach a point where you miss the sunrise and find it shocking, it’s a sign you are no longer taking sunrise for granted.

I thought the consecutive streak would go longer, especially as of late since I’ve been in a fairly good groove and excited for the changing seasons, the conclusion of a fifth year, and starting to tease myself with the idea of 2,000.

Plans go wrong every day. Hopes and dreams go awry every day. It’s the adversity we all need to check our own complacency. It what makes a story, a story. Now I’m given the opportunity to make something of it.

An aside… the included music has been a sunrise theme of mine since early 2021. Not only is it a fitting song title, To a New Beginning, but it is by Hans Christian, who was my Airbnb host when I began my first sunrise of 2021 in Sturgeon Bay, WI.
Sunrise 1,708.
Sunrise 1,707. Sunday morning. Also, head over to @Pure Michigan on your favorite social media platform. They joined me on a fee sunriees and out a really wonderful video together. #sundaymorning #puremichigan #sunrise #lakesuperior #marquette #waves #seagull
Sunrise MDCXCVIII. The clouds were full of magic this morning. A rare one with them moving along the horizon so quickly with clear skies above. 12/10 will watch again. #sunrise #morningritual #puremichigan #lovedaup #watchmoresunrises #906life #sunrisebeforesunset #literally
Sunrise 1,693. “We have to keep the channels in ourselves open to pain. At the same time it is essential that true joys be experienced, that the sunrise not leave us unmoved, for civilization depends on the true joys, all those that have nothing to do with money or affluence — nature, the arts, human love.” – Mary Sarton

Read that again… that the sunrise not leave us unmoved.

Astronomer and writer Rebecca Elson titled her book “a responsibility to awe.”

We must be deliberate and in finding delight in nature, in not losing that sense of wonderment, and allow ourselves to be moved by the simple delights of cold water, seagulls in the distance, a hazy horizon, sand between our toes.
Sunrise 1,691. X marks the spot.
Sunrise 1,689. Everytime I try to get sentimental about this prokect i find myself speechless trying to summarize 4.5 years lf watching every single sunrise. But im not done yet. #sunrise #puremichigan #marquette #upperpeninsula #goodmorning #lakesuperior
Sunrise 1,688. There are so many things in the world that are finite, beauty is not one of them.
Sunrise 1,687. Monday morning.
Sunrise 1,686. Sunrise sunflowers on Sunday. A rare morning drive away from the water, thanks to my sunrise chauffeur @Tieka . Watch until the end for rare behind the scenes footage.#sunrise #sunflowers #sunday #sun #morningmotivation #puremichigan
Sunrise in 1,684. Orehenge, when the sun rises directly down the center of the Ore Dock in November and January, is arguably the most sought after sunrise in town. However, i much prefer when the sun shines through the vertical columns in the summer when sun rises further north on the horizon. It’s incredibly dynamic, coming in and out of view, and you realize how quickly it rises as you have to keep inching down as the sun disappears behind another column. I know, I know, shorter TikToks do better. I hope you’ll watch it all the way through. #sunrise #906life #uptravel #goodmorning #morningmotivation #oredock #watchmoresunrises
Sunrise 1,681. #sunrise #goodmorning #morningroutine #lakesuperior #greatlakeslove
Sunrise 1,678. Being chauffeured to sunrise is a rare and welcomed luxury, especially when the passenger seat has an eastward view. I truly get to experience dawn in a different way than when it’s just me trying to hurry and get somewhere. Rising shotgun is downright dreamy. #sunrise #morningdrive #morningmotivation #906life #uptravel #upperpeninsula #marquette #lovedaup
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