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.
goodness... it is awfully cold out for that little one today. I love Blackwater and Virginia and I try to visit several times a year. Thanks for sharing about the hatching!! judi
5 comments:
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!! ::cheering::
How very wonderful! What a precious gift!
Vicky
That is So Cool!! I put it in my favorite places. Ain't the internet great?
Kathy
Oh, now I have to go look.... Lisa :-]
goodness... it is awfully cold out for that little one today. I love Blackwater and Virginia and I try to visit several times a year. Thanks for sharing about the hatching!! judi
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