Tag: wildlife
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Learning from unseen wildflowers
Why did God make flowers? Their beauty has drawn many a photographer; their scent, many a child exploring her growing world. Their color has inspired many an artist; their ambiance, many a lover. They are given to young women being pursued by their knight in armor, to the newly bereaved, to friends and hosts, and […]
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a water-filled week on the Sea of Cortez
We paddled only half as far as Ginni’d hoped – only to “Bird Poop Island”, covered with white, as one would expect, and emitting frequent chirps and squawks in the predawn light. Bioluminescence that has swarmed around our paddle strokes faded by the time we reached the island. Even fish gliding in the deep had been visible in the still black waters. The sky was beginning to lighten as we turned tail to it and began our return trip. On the mountains in front of us, shadows began to appear. Periodic glances over our shoulders revealed a mellowly beautiful sunrise sporting peach-colored wisps of clouds scattered on a deep blue pallet that lightened toward the horizon…
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a click, a plunk, and a silent soaring
A huge gray crane startled me when it soared into my peripheral vision. He hung there just a few feet away, abeam my head, matching my speed as he sized me up…
Cleverly Disguised 