CALL OF THE WILD

"Who is more responsible than a gull who finds and follows meaning, a higher purpose for life? For a thousand years we have scrabbled after fish heads, but now we have a reason to live--to learn, to discover, to be free!" Jonathan, from Johnathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach.

GOLDEN SKIES

"May I never miss a sunset or rainbow because I am looking down." Author: Sara June Parker

CLOUDS

I remember just lying in the grass, staring at the clouds, wondering where they drifted off to after they floated over Texas. ~~Renee Zellweger

BEACH FLAGS

I love sea oats. They turn that golden color when the sun hits them just right and then they gracefully bend with the wind.

SURF

“The Sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.” --Jacques Cousteau

Gulf Islands National Seashore

SHOREBIRDS

A wonderful bird is the pelican
His bill will hold more than his belican.
He can take in his beak
Food enough for a week,
But I'm damned if I see how the helican.
~Dixon Lanier Merritt

Some of our neighborhood feathered friends. I never get tired of watching for them. They usually appear when I'm far away from my camera, but sometimes I get lucky!

This guy almost looked like he was posing for me. He let me get pretty close. I think he's done this before. If you click on the picture to make it larger, you'll see that the pelican has toenails! I never knew that.

Caught these immature herons on a walk.

I wonder if they are siblings?