On the hunt for a peaceful moment, my husband and I headed south to the Gulf Coast for a few days. What a difference a few hundred miles makes in weather! While it was cold and tempestuous here in Tennessee, it was mild, warm and spring in Mississippi. We chose a little bed and breakfast in Ocean Springs, and I was thrilled to see several camellia tree
s in the yard. In full bloom! We were only half a block from the ocean, and we spent our time walking the beach, picking up a few oyster shells, and enjoying the warm breezes. I bought some watercolor pencils to play with, and brought my favorite Pilot pen to do some sketching. I am inspired to do a painting of the Laughing Gull, a striking black and white seagull that flings it's head straight back to laugh when it calls out. I saw the most amazing Brown Pelican that was posing on a post in the water...he actually had some green algae growing on his feathers. I wonder if he is the Couch Potato of the bird world, or if algae grows on anything that sits down for a few moments.
s in the yard. In full bloom! We were only half a block from the ocean, and we spent our time walking the beach, picking up a few oyster shells, and enjoying the warm breezes. I bought some watercolor pencils to play with, and brought my favorite Pilot pen to do some sketching. I am inspired to do a painting of the Laughing Gull, a striking black and white seagull that flings it's head straight back to laugh when it calls out. I saw the most amazing Brown Pelican that was posing on a post in the water...he actually had some green algae growing on his feathers. I wonder if he is the Couch Potato of the bird world, or if algae grows on anything that sits down for a few moments. 
"Don't wait for your ship to come in - swim out to it!" ---Anon
2 comments:
Your description of the coast make us all feel like we have missed something. I think you could write a book and illistrate it too. So proud to be your friend
I wish I was there, oh, wait, I Was! But you make it sound even better.
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