Early Morning in Jonah

Rising well before the crack of dawn has always been somewhat painful, but when I am able to make that plunge, the payoffs can be sweet.  The quality of  early light, which can degrade quickly as a day progresses,  is a reward.   The Jonah School is a spot I  pass  when traveling along Texas Highway 29, between Taylor and Georgetown.   It’s an interesting structure, long and lean.   Since 1922, it’s weathered many Texas seasons.   Sometime back in the 1970s, the community of Jonah, just a lull in the landscape, incorporated their school system  with the Georgetown public school district.   Thankfully, the school building has remained, recast  as the Jonah Community Center.   I’ve wanted to represent the school here on my blog, but alas, in broad daylight, it wasn’t so inspiring.   Until Sunday morning, that is.   I was trolling along about 6:30a.m.  One lone light added just the right amount of texture to the scene.   Since another early assignment awaited, I only stopped here for about 7 or 8 minutes.   The result are the photos you see here, with no magical Photoshop devices.   As dawn neared, the blueness of the sky lessened, quickly settling on gray matter on this cloudy day.  When you can, get up early.  Enjoy what you see.