Thursday, January 09, 2014

interlude

I love seasons. I do. I'm one of the few that didn't even especially mind the polar vortex! But I do think that during winter, I simply forget (in other words block) how heavenly is to live more or less outdoors: to take the computer to a deck or porch, to walk on a whim, without coat, fuss or bother, to go in, go out, go in, go out all day long.

So of course, with my friend down south, by the sea, I am luxuriating in the effortlessness of slipping out early in the morning, to catch the overcast but warm air. A snapshopt from that: in the lagoon, a bird on a rope:



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And then my friend and I eat breakfast...


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And after, we both go out and this time we take a seaside path...


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And we spend a considerable amount of time watching the birds, always a vaudeville show of hilarity and charm...


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...and then turn around and return, ankle deep in water.

I mean, it's heaven to a starved for warm air soul. Even as I do love Wisconsin! All season! I do!

But it is great to be here for this interlude in Florida.


Not many words today -- no time left in the day for that. But I will take you back to the sea as I walk yet again, for miles (my friend has to work), from lunch until sunset. Here are pieces of that walk, to keep us all warm until spring:


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In the evening, my friend cooks dinner at home and it's all such luxury because I do nothing at all (except continue to try to learn Lightroom5, resulting in a corruption of all my flicker/lightroom photos -- sorry evening Ocean readers! --  but this is the way it is when you learn new things: you stumble).

A huge thanks to these guys for hosting me here for this heavenly spell in their beautiful little white house by the sea:


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Tomorrow morning I fly back to Wisconsin.

8 comments:

  1. Your bird pictures are stunningly wonderful! My favorite is the bird on the rope, maybe simply because it was the first one and made me gasp.

    What a wonderful escape! Short but like a jewel!

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  2. Pure delight. Next time, stay longer!! Love the sunset and all the birds. ox

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  3. What wonderful photos! My favorite is also the first one, of the white bird on the rope/cord. I love the colors of the water. Your Florida timing is perfect; the temperatures were lower before you arrived (but, of course, they were still 70 degrees higher than Madison.) So glad you didn't miss that flight!

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  4. Stunning bird pics, especially the reflected one. But I also love the boardwalk. Oh, and the fisherpersons, and the guy with the shovel-thingy, and sails on the horizon.

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  5. I love the colors of the one with the man on the beach. I think I could live in Florida someday.

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  6. Nina - The first bird is a Snowy Egret, much beloved by Wisconsin birdwatchers since it is so rare up here. I especially like this bird because one distinguishes it from the other white herons/egrets because of its "Golden Slippers". I'm not sure why birders say Golden Slippers instead of Yellow Feet, but that is part of the charm of it all.

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  7. Beautiful snowy egret photo - you caught him balancing on his rope and the water makes an interesting backdrop. I know that feeling of relishing the warmth when you have arrived from the frigid north - lovely!

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  8. I have 3 fave photos... the lone sailboat off in the distance, stunning - the boardwalk (great composition), and the best: Mr. Daddy-Long-Legs (? egret?) taking off over the water... those legs!

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