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.
There would be no way I'd be walking on that trail. The temptation would be too great to wade right into the crunchiest depths of those leaves... Lisa :-]
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Just breathtaking!!!
beautiful. That's what I miss!
There would be no way I'd be walking on that trail. The temptation would be too great to wade right into the crunchiest depths of those leaves... Lisa :-]
So glad to be here!!!!!! judi
I really enjoy your photographs! This one is so peaceful! Do you use a digital camera or 35mm?
~JerseyGirl
Oh, man, that is gorgeous!!!!
Tracy
Beautiful! I am so anxious to get back to the Northeast and REAL fall foliage!
Beautiful combination of color and light! Love this photo!
How did you get your pictures so large on the screen? Mine are all rather small. Good job?
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