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Sunrise at the beach is not something I am accustomed to experiencing. The haze of midday, yes; the cool rush of an evening sunset, yes; the bright flicker of sunrise licking at the most distant waves, and gradually working its way into a foreground, no. But the few coastal sunrises I have seen have been exactly like that: the sun rising from some point behind, beyond the Coastal Range, and just glinting off the horizon where sea and sky meet. And, as the light climbs higher, finally flooding the sandy beach with a golden glow.

I am more of a morning person than I like to admit. Usually I have no problem lying in a cozy bed and reading until almost noon. But when I am up to see the sky turn from black to blue to pink, the resulting day seems so much more... entire to me. As though I own some small part of it, as though the pieces of life's puzzle fit just a little closer together. There is a fiercer rush in my veins during sunrise than sunset; I am a bit more alive during such times.

Rambling aside, this was taken at Nekowin Beach. I remember getting knee-high wet about four separate times. I suppose that is a drawback to sunrise at the beach: after getting your shoes wet, they tend to stay wet. All. Day. Long.

But it's worth it.

Taken with a Hasselblad. Not mine, of course, though my own Hasselblad fund is progressing slowly and steadily.

These are the children of Goa's migrant workers. Janine Gaiddon from France comes to Colva in South Goa for five months every year to help the children. She gives over a hundred a day breakfast, provides basic first aid and helps those who go to school remain by donating uniforms, stationery and giving them lunch. She is a truly amazing lady. She is funded by a small charity, Terre d'Espoir, which she and her late husband set up in their home town in Brittany.

Voici les enfants des ouvriers migrant du Goa. Janine Gaiddon de France vient a Colva, dans la region Sud du Goa pendant 5 mois tous les ans afin d'aider ces enfants. Elle fournit plus de 100 dejeuners par jour, donne des premiers soins de base et aide ceux qui frequentent l'ecole a y rester, en faisant don d'uniformes, de fournitures et en leurs donnant un repas du midi. C'est une femme reellement extraordinaire. Elle est subventionnee par une petite organisation caritative, Terre d'Espoir, dont sont les fondateurs cette derniere meme et son mari defunt, qui la mirent en place en Bretagne.