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Archive for January 22, 2008
January 22
January 22, 2008 by OrientSee.
High tide and the spartina is covered while the phragmites towers above the water. It’s warmer today and with the ice gone and the water is open, the ducks are feeding much closer in than yesterday. The mallards seem to be little bothered by my presence.
I was unable to photograph today’s best moment. As I was walking the path through the thicket, I came to a place where there is an open space caused by a stretch of very low wet land. No bushes or trees grow here just reeds and grass. There are slightly higher banks where the thicket resumes. It offers a little perspective to the close packed thicket on either side. I had stopped to see if anything was stirring. In the midst of this quiet moment, a glorious blue gray clipper ship sailed before me not twenty feet away. The Great Blue Heron effortless glided in front of me and I was struck still by the sight. Then it was gone. My jaw hung slack in amazement. A second passed and a great loopy grin covered my face. It was a moment to enjoy.
Ciao!
-Jorge
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