What a delight to see the way the filtered light illuminates the pansies. These lovely flowers on the deck seem almost to dance in the light.
filtered sunlight
Category Archives: wonder
Yellow rumped warbler
A springtime treat— the arrival of the Yellow Rumped Warbler.
The shy little birds have been visiting our feeders quite regularly this past week.
Morning Light
The view looking to the north from our Point this morning is much less gold and ‘way more pink than the view to the east. But both are awesome.
The reflection of the clouds colours on the smooth calm water, the patterns of the clouds, the quiet broken only with the sounds of eagles calling, seals and otters splashing— a fine beginning to the day.
a gathering of Surfbirds
These lovely sunny afternoons are a delight. And the shorebirds are arriving for the winter. Among them are these Surfbirds, gathered at the shore in significant numbers, and these ones seem to be 'consulting' at a small tide pool...
beach sculpture
Many people enjoy the beach, the sand and the warm water in the little bay by our place. But not many leave behind such gorgeous pieces of temporary beach art. This one at the bottom of our stairs was a delight to discover!
Thank you to whoever the creative soul was (with strong arms!) who put this piece together, and left it for us to enjoy.
even in the stillness…
Standing at the Point this morning, I was again enjoying the golden colours of early morning and noted the stillness of the water. It was broken only by a few ripples which alerted me to the family of three otters swimming toward our boat anchored in the bay (centre frame). The otters each climbed in, and dived back into the water several times. Lovely to watch, though I expect they left us some smelly goodies.
My enjoyment of the morning was augmented by noting again that in the stillness and quiet there's constant, though often unseen, or unseeable activity —even playfulness— though it looks so quiet.
What has caused you to notice this constant activity around you, even amidst the apparent stillness and quiet?
exquisite beauty along the path
Walking along the path to the beach, surrounded by a tangle of tall dried grasses, the grey twisted limbs of Ocean Spray and a tangle of bare wild rose canes, I was struck by the pattern and colour! Exquisite, wild and unexpected beauty, the designs, patterns and artistry. On both sides, all around.
With this image, the deeper I look, the more intriguing the patterns. And yet, I could have simply walked on past, thinking the only thing was to get to the beach at the end of the path…