Splendid Little Stars: Cupecoy

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Thursday, December 26, 2013

a few favorites

(very random)

In the Spring of 2011, we re-nested 3 baby barred owls. This is "Barry," the first baby owl, so named by the neighborhood children.
I blogged about the owls:
Re-nesting
Baby Owl #2

I love exploring nature with my camera. The tiny details of flowers fascinate me. Sometimes I'm lucky and capture a creature as well. This photo is my blog avatar which I've used since I started blogging in January of 2009.

I love to hike, especially in the mountains. This photo was taken at the end point of a hike in Lake Louise, Canada--The Plain of Six Glaciers. It is one of my all-time favorite hikes. The scenery along the entire route is stunning. To the tea house is about 3.5 miles with an elevation gain of 1200 feet.

photos of the hike on AlbertaWow

I love the beach and the ocean. I grew up 3 hours from the Eastern shore of the US, so trips to the beach were frequent. This is a photo of Cupecoy, a beach on a favorite Caribbean island--St. Maarten.

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Sail Away (#1)

Cupecoy Beach in Sint Maarten, Netherland Antilles

I MUST down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by,
And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking,
And a gray mist on the sea's face, and a gray dawn breaking.


I must down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.

I must down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,
To the gull's way and the whale's way, where the wind's like a whetted knife;
And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over.

~John Masefield