Gannets are enormous and sleek creamy-white seabirds, with black wingtips, yellow heads and necks, and startlingly outlined eyes. They nest on the rocky cliffs of the European and North American coasts of the North Atlantic and, once grown, spend their days sailing across the ocean. The acrobatics by which they make their living ~ steep climbs into the air and speedy plunges straight into the sea ~ are rivaled only by those of pelicans.
What better metaphor for a sweeping search of one's life choices and opportunities than a gannet extended above the waves, a regal and yet restless surveyor of the vast ocean surface? The gannet reminds us that life is an adventure in both beauty and profound unease, and that the sea itself is limitless in its textures and possibilities.
Early every afternoon in Florida, the thunderstorms would roll in and the beach would empty as lightning crackled overhead. The storms didn't make the beach any less beautiful, but they made it a lot less accessible.
Walked: 4 miles.
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Robin - your photography is absolutely beautiful!! I can't wait to see what pictures you put up every day. thanks for sharing!!
3 comments:
Robin - your photography is absolutely beautiful!! I can't wait to see what pictures you put up every day. thanks for sharing!!
Love that picture Robin. If you hadn't said it was the beach I might have thought it was a snowstorm approaching.
On my LCD screen on my laptop, the sand looks like snow. But the storm clouds are magnificent! Lisa :-]
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