7:03 AM

Last month I started waking at 7:03am. I am not a light sleeper, but something was disturbing my slumber cycle. I opened the window of the Fort Greene Observatory to the morning air and heard a machine rumble. I immediately identified the source as the transformer powering the construction of a condo tower several blocks to the north. No one else in the house heard the noise, since they live on the lower floors, plus I'm very sympathetic to noise complaints, whereas some people are insensate to any foreign stimuli. The building looks about six months from completion, so welcome to early mornings. At least I don't live across the street.