Rob - I'm up even earlier at times, but mostly later. When you're retired you set your own schedule, or at times like this morning the cats set it for you LOL! Yesterday a cardinal woke me up by sitting on a branch close to the window and singing his little beak off - it sounded like he was in the room!
I used to be up at 4:30 am every day, and at my desk checking posts by about 6:15 am. Nice & quiet, with no one but the security guard at the front, and no one throwing new rushes at you, yet.
ahh the smell of garbage in the morning! I was in the dumps today, literally lol, big spring clean up at work, filled a mid sized scrap car with steel waste , then 3 trips to the dumps, I hate seagulls they are bold and well armed.