Ocean Meets The Sky

“The ocean was magical to her, its depths and mysteries were boundless, its call irresistible.” 

 ― Jeff Mariotte

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Seahorse

Life just seems so full of connections. Most of the time we don't even pay attention to the depth of life. We only see flat surfaces.

- Colin Neenan

Another image from our trip to the NC Aquarium.  

I could have spent all day here! 

In looking up info on seahorses -- I found that they are the only fish with a neck.

I didn't even realize they were classified as fish.  

So I've learned something new today!

Prints are available - 
Here 

Beach Sunrise

One grateful thought is a ray of sunshine. A hundred such thoughts paint a sunrise. A thousand will rival the glaring sky at noonday - for gratitude is light against the darkness.

 ― Richelle E. Goodrich

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Salt Marsh Reflections

There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self. 

- Aldous Huxley

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Tricolored Heron Grabs A Bite

The belly rules the mind. 

~ Spanish proverb

A Version of this Available As a Print - HERE 

Egret Flies - Into the Mystic

hark, now hear the sailors cry, 

 smell the sea, and feel the sky

 let your soul and spirit fly,

 into the mystic... 

~ Van Morrison

I have just recently begun appreciating the music of Van Morrison.  

The link to this Song is found - HERE 

Egret Grabs Lunch

If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade.  

~ Tom Peters

White Ibis -- Posing at the NC Aquarium

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"You have to be unique, 
and different, 
and shine in your own way."

~ Lady Gaga

These are birds I don't see very often - usually just when I'm on vacation in NC.  This one posed for me at the NC Aquarium (Pine Knoll Shores)  I LOVE that curve of his bill.  This one was in the middle of preening but paused just a moment for me.

Lion Fish at NC Aquarium

I fell in LOVE with the Lion fish at the NC Aquarium!

This is my Artsy Version.

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Heron Drops His Fish

In order to succeed you must fail, so that you know what not to do the next time.

~Anthony J. D'Angelo

Come on - Laugh With Me!

A smile is a curve that sets everything straight. 
 ~Phyllis Diller 

 Not the most graceful heron - but he made me smile!

This was taken during one of our vacations in Pine Knoll Shores, North Carolina. 
 This guy was at the North Carolina Aquarium.

Don't you find that everything seems a bit better when you smile? :) It's so hard to be upset with a smile on your face or laughter in your voice.

So come on - Laugh with me - and get your smile on!

Heron and the Long Neck Stretch

If you put yourself in a position where you have to stretch outside your comfort zone, then you are forced to expand your consciousness.

~Les Brown

Taken while vacationing at Pine Knoll Shores, NC

Side View of a Skink

This is the skink I saw during vacation in North Carolina. Quite interesting little creatures! I posted a different view of the skink HERE in an earlier blog post.

And to see more interesting critters ~ Visit Camera Critters HERE.

Low in the Water

The unthankful heart... discovers no mercies; but the thankful heart... will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.
- Henry Ward Beecher

I am very thankful for you my friends! Hope you have a Wonderful Day!

In Over His Head ~ Almost

  I thought this Ibis looked like it was in "over his head" but it was most likely the perfect place for him to find some food. Sometimes in life, we can feel like we are in WAY over our heads, but eventually find out that it was really the perfect place for us to be at just the right time.

We do not believe in ourselves until someone reveals that deep inside us something is valuable, worth listening to, worthy of our trust, sacred to our touch. Once we believe in ourselves we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight or any experience that reveals the human spirit.
 ~ E.E. Cummings

Let's Dance!

Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.
~Voltaire 

 This is one of the Herons that Hubby and I saw while on vacation in North Carolina. It looked like he was doing some dance moves! 

 Hope you all have a FABULOUS Day!

Skink and His Colorful Tree

We must look for a long time before we can see.

 ― Henry David Thoreau

I saw this little guy while I on vacation in North Carolina   
I thought he was a cutie - but I also 
LOVE the bark on this tree!

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Blending In

One of my photos from vacation ~ taken at the NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores. They have a FANTASTIC boardwalk area that takes you to little marshes. This is closely cropped so a bit of distortion. I am not sure of the ID on this lovely ~ but one thing I know for sure ~ he blends in to his surroundings quite nicely :)
Edited:  possibly a Juvie Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Heron Reflection

One of the greatest moments in anybody's developing experience is when he no longer tries to hide from himself but determines to get acquainted with himself as he really is.
~ Norman Vincent Peale

Free to Fly

All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.

~Winston Churchill