Why Gannet? Why Search the Sea?
- Gannet Girl
- 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.
Gannet Way Out Over The Sea - a gift from Stushie
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8 comments:
The most astonishing thing about the coast in Oregon is how the land just falls away and there suddenly is the ocean. Great picture!
On the east coast, you get the lowering of scrub pine and a gentle slope to the land. You can tell you are getting closer by the fact that the trees are getting shorter.
Beautiful! Love your photos.
Beautiful! So how was the rest of your trip?
Beautiful!
Peace, Virginia
Oh how beautiful.
Ask me again why I live in Oregon...
Oh, my...
just lovely!
Meg
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