Jets streak through the sky over the first sunrise of 2017 over Iowa farmland - Nikon D300 Tamron 17-50mm tripod mounted with cable release @ f/11 ISO 200 1/50th
The Japanese have a custom of watching the first sunrise of the year. My first year living in Japan friends took me to a Buddhist temple at midnight on New Year's Eve and then to a beach at sunrise. I really like this custom. So this morning shortly after 7am I took my camera and tripod out onto the frosty ground and watched the sunrise over an Iowa cornfield. You can see five jets already streaking to far off destinations so early in the new year!
Iowa farmhouse at first sunrise of 2017 - Nikon D300 Tamron 17-50mm @ f/11 ISO 200 1/80th
My friend's farmhouse sits on about 5 acres of land, but is surrounded by hundreds of acres of corn fields, such that perched atop a hill, there are views in all directions allowing for clear views of the sunrise in the morning and the sunset in the evening. On this 17F degree morning I was not alone though, birds were out chirping and going about their business.
Chilly and serene first sunrise of 2017 over Iowa - Nikon D300 Tamron 17-50mm @ f/11 ISO 200 1/40th
Soon Kiki and I will continue our way west toward California. We still have a few more stops in between until we get there. Our stay in Iowa has been good, but we must still keep on keeping on until there is no more Road, only Sea.
Next year, Kiki and I watch the first sunrise from California!