Saturday, December 21, 2024

Landing or taking off?

I don't remember. I'm also not sure if that white mass on the bottom is the tide rising or something else. I'm going with the tide. I'd also wager that the bird is taking off as the tide rolls toward it. I wasn't very good at labeling and/or remembering eighteen years ago when I took these pictures.

Is that a cormorant? Mont Saint-Michel, June 2006.

Today is the winter solstice! The days have already stopped getting shorter. It won't be long now before they start getting longer again. Yay!

16 comments:

  1. Happy birthday, Walt!

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  2. Is it your birthday??? Wishing you a happy one! The cormorant does look like it’s about to flutter away a bit from the foamy water.

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  3. Happy Birthday! You are younger than I am.

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  4. Happy Birthday! 65 is special, enjoy your day.

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  5. Happy Birthday to you!!!! Cormorants spread their wings like that to dry off after a dive. -- Chrissoup

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  6. Happy Birthday, Walt! Enjoy your steak au poivre.
    BettyAnn

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  7. Hmmm…. I wrote steak au poivre but somehow it printed as pepper steak.
    BettyAnn

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    1. bettyann, the words showed up as they should (in French) on this end. Curious!

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  8. Well, I give up! Enjoy your steak, Walt.
    BettyAnn
    Let’s try it with quotes. “Steak au poivre “

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  9. No cake? Maybe too many candles? Enjoy your birthday steak au poivre et frites!

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  10. I forgot to say, Happy Birthday (Mary)

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  11. Happy Birthday Walt from Peachland, BC. Do take the day off from wood stacking and other chores and enjoy a glass of champagne by the fire.

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  12. Thanks to all of you for the warm birthday wishes! Sunday's post will have pictures of the food. Tasty, as usual. :)

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