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.
5 comments:
Glad to see you arrived...hope you find some space for whatever you need to have during this time.
I wish I could see that every single day of the rest of my life. Hope you have a wonderful time.
Lovely sunset. May you be refreshed and renewed and nourished by such beauty.
praying for some rest for you and your family...beautiful sunset...kind of the exact opposite of the one on my blog header - sun obscured by sand....
It's beautiful!
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