Friday, 9:00 a.m.
Walking down the beaches this week, I had been disappointed to see the carcasses of numerous animals — sea gulls, shore birds, horseshoe crabs. Was it the recent storms? The ferocious winds?
“It’s common,” the Ranger at the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge reassured me. “Creatures die and get washed ashore often.”
But it’s not something I’m used to seeing on my walks at home, and it has weighed on my heart each day, each walk.
This morning’s walk was different.
It was a gorgeous start to the day — you know, that kind of morning when a storm has passed, and everything is better? The air feels fresh and your spirit feels the same?
I was quite caught up in all of it, until I came upon a man holding up a large horseshoe crab.
“Isn’t it sad?” I asked, shaking my head.
“It’s alive,” he told me, a bit startled and unsure what to do.
I was so excited I nearly tripped as I raced over to him. He handed it to me carefully but quickly. Sure enough, it was alive — and ancient, if its size and collection of barnacles was evidence.
I joyfully walked it out into the water, and watched with tears in my eyes as it made its way back to living.
What a great feeling….guiding something back to the life it was meant to live! How do you get such full shots of beach and clouds? Do you use a special lense? Peace….
It was a pretty cool moment!
The camera is just a basic (and old) digital camera. No fancy lenses or anything. : )
gorgeous photos, beautiful story … thanks
Why thank you! : )
I love all these photos and the tales of your trip. I’ll miss it when you go back home :-)
I’ve missed it every day since I left (a week ago), but these posta have kept it all fresh in my memory! So happy to have you along!
I am in awe of the color palette – that pale blue sky and sand are just beautiful together. No wonder you feel such wonder. :-)
It’s funny – now – looking back at the photos and seeing so many different shades of blue and all of the colors! It was the perfect place to run away to!
Thank you for sharing the awe and wonder, O photographer of clouds!
And water, and sand — And sun —
Your love shines through your photos.
It was so wonderful to have long expanses of days to just…be. I think that’s what those photos are saying.