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.
All of your photos always stir wanderlust in my heart. I want to go places where there are white wooden churches and geese. Your photos are the next best thing. *debbi*
7 comments:
Wow! Sure is Celtic.
V
this is fabulous.....
one never hears that enough....fabulous....
What a beautiful picture. How old is the church?
Jackie
How calm and lovely.
So lovely.
All of your photos always stir wanderlust in my heart. I want to go places where there are white wooden churches and geese. Your photos are the next best thing. *debbi*
Love old country churches!
Love the effect you uded on this photo.
Very nice~
Marie
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