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.
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What a delightful child she is!
Happy birthday to your beautiful and talented daughter!
A very Happy "Golden Birthday" to her!!
I hope that the Lovely Daughter spent a wonderful birthday.
Happy Birthday to a beautiful, intelligent young lady!
Marian
Hope I get the opportunity to meet her (and you) this school year...
I hope she had a great birthday!
She's so beautiful! I hope she had a wonderful birthday.
Judi
She's a Babe...and I am an expert on these matters.
Oh - Happy Belated!!!! Simply beautiful - what a smile.
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