Sun Up

Luckily, after a chai at sun-up -- and if your eyes aren't fused shut from fatigue -- there are a number of splendid "heritage walks" offered by the preservation-minded Virasat Foundation to introduce historic areas having nothing remotely to do with books, publishing, autographs, or awards. ❋ Victoria Lautman (2012)

My family has been going to Long Beach Island for as long as I can remember -- spending countless tokens at Fantasy Island Amusement Park when we were younger, eating cookies from Crust & Crumb and ice cream from Skipper Dipper, playing mini golf at Mr. Tee's and spending sun-up to sun-down on the sandy shores and in the waves. ❋ Emily Faherty (2011)

I set out an hour and a half before sun-up to my pre-selected tree on the edge of a small grove of oaks that have been dropping acorns. ❋ Unknown (2009)

One Saturday morning post-whiskey binge we snapped awake as my cell phone alarm shrieked the arrival of sun-up. ❋ Angela Lutz (2011)

Otherwisetry hunting mornings around an hour after sun-up to 10am. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Muslims around the world are observing the second week of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting from sun-up to sun-down. ❋ Unknown (2011)

When I did see light -- it was before sun-up -- I tipped my welding glass and looked at the sand beside me. ❋ James M. Clash (2010)

But he was aware of renewed strength, and, by then too thoroughly inoculated by the mosquito poison to suffer further inflammation, he closed his eyes and slept an unbroken stretch till sun-up. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Many times he composed himself and closed his eyes for slumber to overtake him; but his blood pounded with too strong desire, and as many times his eyes opened and he murmured wearily, "Wisht it was sun-up." ❋ Unknown (2010)