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.
we have very good friends who have started a horse sanctuary on PEI.......... someday I would like to see it, flying over in the winter it looks awfully cold...brrrrr. judi
I loved the lighthouses on the OuterBanks--but because of Hurricane Ophelia, we only got to visit the one at Currituck this time. Still, I bought home a small original painting of it to keep me company. :-)
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Aaahhhhh... I can't imagine anything better!
Judith
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Beautiful!!!!
Not much. Beautiful picture.
Jackie
What gorgeous photos!
Beautiful!
V
I couldn't imagine how great that would be.
Put a Smile on your face and a song in your heart.
Wishing you health, happiness and laughter.
TJ~
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Ooooh...we like the abandoned lighthouse part. Did you break in? Or at least look in the windows? Lisa :-]
That would have to be pretty much over the top...
Judi
we have very good friends who have started a horse sanctuary on PEI.......... someday I would like to see it, flying over in the winter it looks awfully cold...brrrrr. judi
I loved the lighthouses on the OuterBanks--but because of Hurricane Ophelia, we only got to visit the one at Currituck this time. Still, I bought home a small original painting of it to keep me company. :-)
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